[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 46 (Monday, March 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 10892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5864]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 33361]


Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company; Trackage Rights Exemption; 
Consolidated Rail Corporation

    Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) has agreed to grant non-
exclusive overhead trackage rights to the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway 
Company (W&LE) in Canton, OH, between Conrail's Canton Yard and the 
connection with W&LE's Aultman Line at McKinley, as follows: (1) over 
Conrail's Track 96 between the connection with W&LE's East End Yard and 
the connection with Conrail's Fort Wayne Line at milepost 
97.8<plus-minus>; (2) over Conrail's Fort Wayne Line between milepost 
97.8<plus-minus> and milepost 96.8<plus-minus> at CP Fairhope; and (3) 
over Conrail's Reed Runner Track (including the crossover connection to 
the Fort Wayne Line and the portion of the northwest quadrant 
interchange track at McKinley owned by Conrail) between milepost 
96.8<plus-minus> at CP Fairhope and milepost 102.1<plus-minus> at 
McKinley, together with necessary head and tail room, a total distance 
of approximately 6.8 miles.
    The transaction is scheduled to be consummated on March 3, 1997.
    The trackage rights will provide W&LE with an alternate route to 
its Aultman Line at McKinley, and will allow retirement of three 
deteriorated crossing diamonds at the McKinley interlocking.
    As a condition to this exemption, any employees affected by the 
trackage rights will be protected by the conditions imposed in Norfolk 
and Western Ry. Co.--Trackage Rights--BN, 354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as 
modified in Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.--Lease and Operate, 360 I.C.C. 
653 (1980).
    This notice is filed under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7). If it 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. 33361, must be filed with the Surface Transportation 
Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Branch, 1201 Constitution 
Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20423.\1\ In addition, a copy of each 
pleading must be served on Thomas J. Litwiler, Esq., Oppenheimer Wolff 
& Donnelly, Two Prudential Plaza, 45th Floor, 180 North Stetson Avenue, 
Chicago, IL 60601.
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    \1\ Due to the Board's scheduled relocation on March 16, 1997, 
any filings made after March 16, 1997, must be filed with the 
Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 
20423-0001.

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    Decided: February 28, 1997.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-5864 Filed 3-7-97; 8:45 am]
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