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1SSI originally filed the notice of exemption on 

February 23, 2015, and filed a supplement on 

March 10, 2015. Therefore, March 10, 2015, is 

considered the filing date and the basis for all dates 

in this notice. 

2SSI is a noncarrier and has invoked 49 CFR 

1150.31 to acquire rights by contract, which it refers 

to as ‘‘trackage rights.’’ 

3See Burlington N. R.R.—Aban. between Laclede 

& St. Joseph, in Linn, Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb, 

Caldwell, & Livingston Cntys., Mo., AB 6 (Sub-No. 

213X) (ICC served Oct. 26, 1984). 

4See TransitAmerica, LLC—Operation 

Exemption—Line in Buchanan Cnty, Mo., FD 34253 

(STB served Oct. 17, 2002). 

Number of respondents: 6. 

Raymond R. Posten, 

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. FD 35909] 

Signal Specialties, Inc.—Acquisition 

and Operation Exemption—Line in 

Buchanan County, MO 

Signal Specialties, Inc. (SSI), a 

noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of 

exemption 1 under 49 CFR 1150.31, to 

acquire from Transit America, LLC (TA, 

LLC) 2 and to operate approximately 

1,650 feet of rail line in Buchanan 

County, Mo., (the Line). The Line 

extends along the Easton-Saxton Road 

and connects to a BNSF Railway 

Company (BNSF) mainline on the west 

end and to track owned by Herzog 

Contracting Corporation (HCC) on the 

east end. According to SSI, there are no 

milepost designations on the Line. 

The Line was part of a longer line 

extending between St. Joseph, Mo., and 

Laclede, Mo. This longer line was 

abandoned by a predecessor to BNSF in 

1984.3 Sometime after 1984, but prior to 

October 2002, Herzog Contracting 

Corporation (HCC), an affiliate of TA, 

LLC, acquired a portion of the 

abandoned line. TA, LLC subsequently 

acquired the right, title, and interest to 

a portion of that abandoned line east of 

St. Joseph from HCC and commenced 

operations over it.4 SSI now seeks to 

enter into an agreement with TA, LLC 

to operate on the Line. 

SSI certifies that its projected annual 

revenues as a result of this transaction 

will not exceed those that would qualify 

it as a Class III rail carrier and will not 

exceed $5 million. 

SSI further certifies that the trackage 

rights agreement does not include a 

provision or agreement that may limit 

future interchange with a third-party 

connecting carrier. 

The transaction may be consummated 

on or after April 9, 2015 (30 days after 

the supplemental notice of exemption 

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 to stay must be 

filed no later than April 2, 2015 (at least 

seven days before the exemption 

becomes effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 

35909, must be filed with the Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, a copy of each pleading must 

be served on Kevin M. Sheys, Nossaman 

LLP, 1666 K St. NW., Suite 500, 

Washington, DC 20006. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at 

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV’’. 

Decided: March 23, 2015. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

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