[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 108 (Monday, June 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35695-35696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13995]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33801]


Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Company--Acquisition Exemption--
Lines of  Soo Line Railroad Company   d/b/a Canadian Pacific Railway

    Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Company (WSOR), a Class III rail 
common carrier, has filed a notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to 
acquire and operate approximately 6.73 miles of a series of short rail 
lines in North Milwaukee, WI, known as the Gibson Line or the Gibson 
Spur, owned by Soo Line Railroad Company d/b/a Canadian Pacific Railway 
(CPR),\1\ which it currently leases and operates from CPR.\2\
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    \1\ WSOR states in its notice that it has executed an asset 
purchase agreement with CPR to acquire the above-described rail 
lines.
    \2\ See Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Co.--Lease and Operation 
Exemption--Soo Line Railroad Company, d/b/a CP Rail System, Finance 
Docket No. 32706 (ICC served July 14, 1995).
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    The lines to be acquired are as follows: (1) The Horicon Line, from 
Point A at milepost 93.72, the division of ownership with the State of 
Wisconsin, to Point B at milepost 93.20 in the vicinity of Glendale 
Yard; (2) the Canco Line, from Point B at milepost 93.20 extending in a 
northerly direction to Point C at milepost 95.18, the division of 
ownership with the Wisconsin Central Limited; (3) the Nut Line, from 
Point B at milepost 93.20 extending in a southeasterly direction to 
Point E at milepost 96.76; and (4) the Cement Line, an industry spur 
extending from switch with the Nut

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Line milepost 95.47 to Point D, at the end of the track, .67 miles east 
of the Nut Line switch.
    Because the projected revenues of the rail line to be operated 
exceed $5 million, WSOR certified to the Board, on September 21, 1999, 
that the required notice of its rail line acquisition was posted at the 
workplace of the employees on the affected lines on that same date. See 
49 CFR 1150.42(e).
    WSOR reported that it intends to consummate the transaction more 
than 7 days after the filing of this exemption, or no later than June 
5, 2000.
    If the notice contains false or misleading information, the 
exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the exemption under 49 
U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed at any time. The filing of a petition to 
revoke will not automatically stay the transaction.
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB 
Finance Docket No. 33801, must be filed with the Surface Transportation 
Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K Street, N.W., 
Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, one copy of each pleading must 
be served on John D. Heffner, REA, CROSS & AUCHINCLOSS, Suite 570, 1707 
L Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our website at 
``WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.''

    Decided: May 30, 2000.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-13995 Filed 6-2-00; 8:45 am]
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