[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42155-42156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20515]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration


Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or 
Modification of a Railroad Signal System or Relief From the 
Requirements of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 236

    Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 235 and 
49 U.S.C. App. 26, the following railroads have petitioned the Federal 
Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking approval for the discontinuance 
or modification of the signal system or relief from the requirements of 
49 CFR part 236 as detailed below.

Block Signal Application (BS-AP)-No. 3432

    Applicant: CSX Transportation, Incorporated, Mr. R. M. Kadlick, 
Chief Engineer Train Control, 500 Water Street (S/C J-350), 
Jacksonville, Florida 32202.
    CSX Transportation, Incorporated seeks approval of the proposed 
modification of the traffic control system, on the single main track, 
at Haines City, Florida, milepost A-828.38, Sanford Subdivision, 
Jacksonville Service Lane, consisting of the discontinuance and removal 
of controlled signals 106RA and 106LA.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is to eliminate 
facilities no longer needed in present day operation,

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due to the previous removal of the siding.

BS-AP-No. 3433

    Applicant: Soo Line Railroad Company, Mr. M. S. Hanson, District 
Manager Engineering Services, Canadian Pacific Railway, 105 South 5th 
Street, Box 530, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440.
    The Soo Line Railroad Company seeks approval of the proposed 
discontinuance and removal of the automatic block signal system, on the 
single main track, between Preston Interlocking and Belt Junction 
Interlocking, and Belt Junction Interlocking and Spring Hill 
Interlocking, near Terre Haute, Indiana, on the Latta Subdivision, 
including installation of fixed approach signals.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is to eliminate 
facilities no longer required for present day operation, as the only 
freight service on the line is one local, six days a week.

BS-AP-No. 3434

    Applicants: South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad and Kansas Eastern 
Railroad, Mr. David L. Buccolo, Vice President Rules and Safety, 315 
West Third, Pittsburg, Kansas 66762.
    The South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad (SKOL) and the Kansas Eastern 
Railroad (KE) jointly seek approval of the proposed discontinuance and 
removal of automatic interlocking signals 1553 and 1554, at Cherryvale, 
Kansas, where a single main track of the SKOL, Tulsa Subdivision, 
milepost 155.6, crosses at grade, a single main track of the KE, 
Neodesha Subdivision, milepost 386.8. The proposal includes removal of 
the automatic gate mechanism, retaining a manual gate to be left lined 
for the last train movement.
    The reasons given for the proposed changes are that the equipment 
is antiquated and replacement parts are almost impossible to obtain, it 
will reduce unnecessary maintenance expense, train operations in the 
area have changed and SKOL and KE are now joint operating lines, and 
also help avoid delays and unnecessary blockages of the highway road 
crossings in the area.
    Any interested party desiring to protest the granting of an 
application shall set forth specifically the grounds upon which the 
protest is made, and contain a concise statement of the interest of the 
protestant in the proceeding. The original and two copies of the 
protest shall be filed with the Associate Administrator for Safety, 
FRA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590 within 
45 calendar days of the date of issuance of this notice. Additionally, 
one copy of the protest shall be furnished to the applicant at the 
address listed above.
    FRA expects to be able to determine these matters without an oral 
hearing. However, if a specific request for an oral hearing is 
accompanied by a showing that the party is unable to adequately present 
his or her position by written statements, an application may be set 
for public hearing.

    Issued in Washington, DC on July 29, 1997.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 97-20515 Filed 8-4-97; 8:45 am]
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