Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 221 / Friday, November 15, 2024 / Notices 90343 

1 In a concurrently filed petition for exemption, 

Carload, a noncarrier, seeks Board approval to 

acquire MDDE from Old Line. Pet. for Exemption 

1, Carload Express, Inc.—Control Exemption—Md. 

& Del. R.R., FD 36807. 

According to the verified notice, the purchase 

agreement further provides that Delmarva Central 

Railroad Company, a Class III rail carrier and 

subsidiary of Carload, will acquire from MDDE a 3- 

mile rail line that connects with the Line at 

Selbyville. See Delmarva Cent. R.R.—Acquis. 

Exemption—Line of the Md. & Del. R.R., FD 36805 

(STB served Oct. 4, 2024). 

By the Board, Board Members Fuchs, 

Hedlund, Primus, and Schultz. 

Stefan Rice, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26678 Filed 11–14–24; 8:45 am] 

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[Docket No. FD 36806] 

Old Line Holding Company, Inc., d/b/a 

Old Line Railroad—Acquisition and 

Operation Exemption—Line of The 

Maryland and Delaware Railroad 

Company 

Old Line Holding Company, Inc., d/b/ 

a Old Line Railroad (Old Line), a 

noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of 

exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to 

acquire from The Maryland and 

Delaware Railroad Company (MDDE) 

and operate approximately 23.7 miles of 

rail line from milepost 42.0 in 

Selbyville, Del., to the end of the track 

at milepost 65.7 in Snow Hill, Md. (the 

Line). The verified notice states that Old 

Line is the parent company of MDDE, 

which currently operates the Line. 

According to the verified notice, Old 

Line, MDDE, and Carload Express, Inc. 

(Carload), have entered into a purchase 

agreement dated August 1, 2024, which 

provides that Old Line will acquire the 

Line from MDDE and that Carload will 

concurrently acquire MDDE from Old 

Line.1 Old Line states that, after 

consummating the proposed 

transaction, it will become a Class III 

rail carrier and operate the Line. 

Old Line certifies that the transaction 

does not involve any provision or 

agreement that would limit future 

interchange with a third-party 

connecting carrier. Old Line further 

certifies that its projected annual 

revenue will not exceed $5 million and 

will not result in the creation of a Class 

II or Class I rail carrier. 

The earliest this transaction may be 

consummated is November 29, 2024, the 

effective date of the exemption. If the 

verified 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 effectiveness of 

the exemption. Petitions for stay must 

be filed no later than November 22, 

2024 (at least seven days before the 

exemption becomes effective). 

All pleadings, referring to Docket No. 

FD 36806, must be filed with the 

Surface Transportation Board either via 

e-filing on the Board’s website or in 

writing addressed to 395 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, a copy of each pleading must 

be served on Old Line’s representative, 

Thomas J. Litwiler, Fletcher & Sippel 

LLC, 29 North Wacker Drive, Suite 800, 

Chicago, IL 60606–3208. 

According to Old Line, this action is 

categorically excluded from 

environmental review under 49 CFR 

1105.6(c) and from historic preservation 

reporting requirements under 49 CFR 

1105.8(b). 

Board decisions and notices are 

available at www.stb.gov. 

Decided: November 8, 2024. 

By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Brendetta Jones, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26584 Filed 11–14–24; 8:45 am] 

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[Docket No. FD 36814] 

Raritan Central Railway, LLC—Lease 

and Operation Exemption— 

Consolidated Rail Corporation 

Raritan Central Railway, LLC (RCRY), 

a Class III railroad, has filed a verified 

notice of exemption pursuant to 49 CFR 

1150.41, to permit it to operate, 

pursuant to an amendment to a lease 

with the Consolidated Rail Corporation 

(Conrail), approximately 3,000 linear 

feet of rail line in Middlesex County, NJ. 

RCRY was previously authorized to 

lease from Conrail and to operate 7.08 

miles of rail lines, consisting of four 

segments, all in Middlesex County. 

Raritan Cent. Ry.—Lease & Operation 

Exemption—Consol. Rail Corp., FD 

36393 (STB served Apr. 3, 2020). RCRY 

states that under the existing lease, one 

of the segments, the Raritan Industrial 

Track (the Raritan I.T.), extends from its 

connection with the Bonhamton I.T. to 

the east side of Crows Mill Road, 

including the at-grade crossing thereof. 

According to the verified notice, Conrail 

currently operates on an additional 

3,000 feet of rail line beyond the leased 

segment, and RCRY and Conrail have 

agreed to amend the lease to extend 

RCRY’s lease and operation of the 

Raritan I.T. to include that additional 

3,000-foot segment. RCRY states that 

following the amendment, RCRY will 

provide common carrier service on ‘‘the 

Raritan I.T. from its connection with the 

Bonhamton I.T. to the west side of 

Route 440 at [milepost] 20.06.’’ (RCRY 

Verified Notice 2 (quoting the lease 

amendment).) 

RCRY certifies that the track lease 

does not impose or include an 

interchange commitment. RCRY also 

certifies that its projected annual 

revenues as a result of this transaction 

will not exceed $5 million annually and 

will not result the creation of a Class II 

or Class I carrier. 

The transaction may be consummated 

on or after November 30, 2024, the 

effective date of the exemption (30 days 

after the verified notice was filed). 

If the verified 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 effectiveness of 

the exemption. Petitions for stay must 

be filed no later than November 22, 

2024 (at least seven days before the 

exemption becomes effective). 

All pleadings, referring to Docket No. 

FD 36814, must be filed with the 

Surface Transportation Board either via 

e-filing on the Board’s website or in 

writing addressed to 395 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, a copy of each pleading must 

be served on RCRY’s representative, Eric 

M. Hocky, Clark Hill PLC, Two 

Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street, 

Suite 2620, Philadelphia, PA 19103. 

According to RCRY, this action is 

categorically excluded from 

environmental review under 49 CFR 

1105.6(c) and from historic reporting 

requirements under 49 CFR 1105.8(b). 

Board decisions and notices are 

available at www.stb.gov. 

Decided: November 8, 2024. 

By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Raina White, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26697 Filed 11–14–24; 8:45 am] 

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