[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 3945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-1912]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 33508]


Missouri Central Railroad Company--Acquisition and Operation 
Exemption--Lines of Union Pacific Railroad Company

    Missouri Central Railroad Company (MCRR), a noncarrier, has filed a 
verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire from GRC 
Holdings Corporation (GRCH) and to operate a 244.5-mile line of 
railroad currently owned by Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) between 
Vigus, MO (milepost 19.0), and Pleasant Hill, MO (milepost 263.5). MCRR 
also is acquiring directly from UP incidental trackage rights over UP's 
lines of railroad between Vigus (milepost 19.0) and Rock Island 
Junction, MO (milepost 10.3), and between Pleasant Hill (milepost 
263.5) and Leeds Junction, MO (milepost 288.3), a total distance of 
33.5 miles.
    The earliest date possible for consummation of the acquisition from 
GRCH is March 17, 1998, 60 days after GRC certified, in the related 
proceeding below, that it posted the required notice at the affected 
employees' workplace and served notice of the transaction, as required, 
on the national offices of the labor unions with employees on the 
affected line.
    This transaction is related to STB Finance Docket No. 33537, GRC 
Holdings Corporation--Acquisition Exemption--Union Pacific Railroad 
Company, wherein GRCH has concurrently filed a verified notice of 
exemption to acquire the above-noted 244.5-mile line from UP.
    This notice is filed under 49 CFR 1150.31. If the notice contains 
false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab 
initio.<SUP>1</SUP> A petition 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.
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    \1\ A petition to reject the notice has been filed. The Board 
will address that petition in a subsequent decision.
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    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB 
Finance Docket No. 33508, must be filed with the Surface Transportation 
Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K Street, N.W., 
Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be 
served on David C. Reeves, 1300 I Street, N.W., Suite 500 East, 
Washington, DC 20005-3314.<SUP>2</SUP>
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    \2\ There currently is a large service list in this proceeding 
because over 300 individuals representing themselves have filed 
letters opposing the transaction. In response to a request by joint 
petitioners, The Cities of Lee's Summit, MO, and Raytown, MO, and to 
relieve all parties of unnecessary burdens, the Board will place the 
individuals who reside in Lee's Summit or Raytown into ``advise of 
all proceedings'' status rather than ``party of record'' status. It 
will not be necessary to serve copies of pleadings on these 
individuals, but the Board will expect the joint petitioners to keep 
them fully informed so that they can participate in proceedings 
before the Board should they desire to do so.

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    Decided: January 20, 1998.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-1912 Filed 1-26-98; 8:45 am]
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