[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52371-52372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26543]


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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. 3436

Applicant: South Orient Railroad Company, LTD., Mr. Roy D. Williams, 
Chief Operating Officer, 210 South Main Street, Brownwood, Texas 
76801.

    The South Orient Railroad Company, LTD. seeks approval of the 
proposed temporary discontinuance of the traffic control system, on the 
single main track, between Birds Siding, milepost 0.0 and Rickers, 
milepost 134.5, Texas, on the Dublin Subdivision, for a period of six 
months.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is that the railroad is 
for sale.

BS-AP-No. 3437

Applicant: Consolidated Rail Corporation, Mr. J.F. Noffsinger, Chief 
Engineer--C&S Assets, 2001 Market Street, P.O. Box 41410, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101-1410.

    The Consolidated Rail Corporation seeks approval of the proposed 
modification of ``IU'' Interlocking, milepost 283.7, on the 
Indianapolis Line and milepost 0.0, on the St. Louis Line, at 
Indianapolis, Indiana, on the Indianapolis Division, involving Main 
Tracks No. 1 and No. 2, the Amtrak Depot Track, and the Louisville 
Secondary Track. The proposed changes are associated with relocation of 
the control of ``IU'' Interlocking to the Indianapolis, Indiana 
dispatchers' office and includes the discontinuance and removal of 
switch No. 61 and signal L68 on the depot track, and the discontinuance 
and removal of the following signals: R48, L48, L34, R58, R74, L74, 
RA108, L108, R46, L32, L54, R60, L50, R62, LA76, RA110, R126, R78, R86, 
L78, L122, RB116, R114, RB110, RD116, and LB76.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is to retire facilities 
no longer needed for present operation and to improve safety of train 
operation through ``IU'' Interlocking.
    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, S.W., Mail Stop 25, Washington, D.C. 20590 
within 45 calendar days of the date of publication of this notice. 
Additionally, one copy of the protest shall be

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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, D.C. on October 1, 1997.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator, for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 97-26543 Filed 10-6-97; 8:45 am]
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