[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 61 (Monday, March 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15216-15217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8035]


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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 CFR Part 236

    Pursuant to Title 49 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 Title 49 CFR Part 236 
as detailed below.

Block Signal Application (BS-AP)-No. 3420

    Applicant: CSX Transportation, Incorporated, Mr. R. M. Kadlick, 
Chief Engineer Train Control, 500 Water Street (S/C J-350), 
Jacksonville, Florida 32202.2
    CSX Transportation, Incorporated seeks approval of the proposed 
modification of the signal system, at ``SY,'' milepost A-388.4, near 
Charleston, South Carolina, on the Yemassee Subdivision, Jacksonville 
Division, including: conversion of the north end of the No. 5 crossover 
switch from power to hand operation, discontinuance and removal of 44R 
signal, and relocation of 44L signal northward.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is to improve operations 
and increase efficiency.

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BS-AP-No. 3421

    Applicants:
CSX Transportation, Incorporated, Mr. R. M. Kadlick, Chief Engineer 
Train Control, 500 Water Street (S/C J-350), Jacksonville, Florida 
32202
Norfolk Southern Corporation, Mr. C. M. Golias, Chief Engineer S&E 
Engineering, 99 Spring Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Belt Railway of Chicago, Mr. J. Q. Anders, Chief Engineer, 6900 South 
Central Avenue, Bedford Park, Illinois 60638
Chicago Commuter Rail Service Board, Mr. W. P. Kaminski, Director of 
Signal Engineering, 547 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60661

    CSX Transportation, Incorporated (CSX), Norfolk Southern 
Corporation (NS), Belt Railway of Chicago (BRC), and Chicago Commuter 
Rail Service Board (Metra), jointly seek approval of the proposed 
modification of 75th Street Interlocker, milepost DC-22.5, Chicago, 
Illinois, on CSX's Blue Island Subdivision, Chicago Division, involving 
main tracks of CSX, NS, BRC, and Metra, consisting of the 
discontinuance and removal of: 11 mechanically operated switch point 
derails, 7 mechanically operated sliding derails, and 2 automatic 
signals. The proposed changes are associated with the replacement of 
the mechanical interlocking machine with a modern facility with overrun 
protection.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is to modernize and 
remote control the mechanical interlocking facilities.
    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., Washington, D.C., 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 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 March 21, 1997.
Phil Olekszyk,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program 
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 97-8035 Filed 3-28-97; 8:45 am]
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