[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 66994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-31318]



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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
[Finance Docket No. 32796]


West Texas and Lubbock Railroad Company, Inc.; Purchase and 
Operation Exemption; Seagraves, Whiteface and Lubbock Railroad Company

    The West Texas and Lubbock Railroad Company (WTLR) has filed a 
notice of exemption to acquire from Seagraves, Whiteface and Lubbock 
Railroad Company (SWGR) <SUP>1 and operate the approximately 113-mile 
SWGR rail system, consisting of three connecting branch lines as 
follows: (1) Between milepost 0.0 at Lubbock, TX (Burlington Northern 
and Santa Fe connection), and milepost 63.8 at Seagraves, TX; (2) 
between milepost 0.0 at Doud, TX (connection with SWGR Lubbock to 
Seagraves line), and milepost 39.2 at Whiteface, TX; and (3) The Pan 
American Spur from milepost 36.3 (at Coble, TX) to ``end of track'' 
(approximately 9.3 miles). WTLR will also obtain ancillary overhead 
trackage rights currently held by SWGR over certain lines and yard 
tracks of The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company (``ATSF'') 
as follows: Milepost 88 + 0748.6 feet and Lubbock Subdivision milepost 
675 + 518.5 feet, including tracks numbers 40, 292, 93, 92, 25, 4, 3, 
90, 58, 57, 56, 36 and 2 in ATSF's Lubbock Yard. These incidental 
trackage rights will enable WTLR to interchange cars with connecting 
class I carriers. The lines described in this paragraph are located in 
Gaines, Terry, Cochran and Hockley Counties, TX.

    \1\  Anderson Grain Corporation (Anderson), of Levelland, Texas, 
filed an ``objection'' to this notice. The Commission will issue a 
separate decision on Anderson's pleading.
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    The proposed transaction was expected to be consummated on October 
25, 1995. WTLR certified that its projected revenues do not exceed 
those that would qualify it as a class III carrier.
    WTLR owns no railroad lines and conducts no rail operations subject 
to the Commission's jurisdiction. Rail America, Inc. (RAI) owns 100% of 
WTLR's stock. RAI owns or controls six other class III shortline 
railroads.
    This transaction is related to a notice of exemption filed in 
RailAmerica, Inc.--Continuance in Control Exemption--West Texas and 
Lubbock Railroad Company, Inc. and Plainview Terminal Company, Finance 
Docket No. 32797, for RAI to continue in control of WTLR and Plainview 
Terminal Company (PTC) and five other class III railroads upon PTC and 
WTLR becoming class III rail carriers.
    Any comments must be filed with the Commission <SUP>2 and served 
on: Robert A. Wimbish, Rea, Cross and Auchincloss, 1920 N Street, N.W., 
Suite 420, Washington, D.C. 20036.

    \2\ Legislation to sunset the commission on December 31, 1995, 
and transfer remaining functions is now under consideration in 
Congress. Until further notice, parties submitting pleadings should 
continue to use the current name and address.
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    This notice is filed under 49 CFR 1150.31. If the notice contains 
false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. 
Petitions to revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10505(d) may be filed 
at any time. The filing of a petition to revoke will not automatically 
stay the transaction.

    Decided: December 19, 1995.

    By the Commission, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-31318 Filed 12-26-95; 8:45 am]
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