Source: https://www.stb.gov/decisions/readingroom.nsf/fc695db5bc7ebe2c852572b80040c45f/74f1d53dfc0ad422852577e00077d8fa?OpenDocument
Timestamp: 2018-01-21 11:01:23
Document Index: 532113373

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 10502', '§ 1152', '§ 1152', '§ 1152', '§ 1152', '§ 1002']

41235 - Decision
MISSOURI CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY-ABANDONMENT AND DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE EXEMPTION-IN CASS COUNTY, MO.
PROVIDED NOTICE THAT MISSOURI CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY AND CENTRAL MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY (CMR) HAVE FILED A JOINT NOTICE OF EXEMPTION TO ABANDON AND DISCONTINUE, AND FOR CMR TO DISCONTINUE, SERVICE OVER 5.6 MILES OF RAIL LINE IN CASS COUNTY, MO.
AB_1070_0_X - Central Midland Railway Company-Discontinuance Of Service And Operating Rights Exemption-In Cass County, Mo.
41235 SERVICE DATE – NOVEMBER 26, 2010
[Docket No. AB 1068X]
Missouri Central Railroad Company—Abandonment and Discontinuance of Service Exemption—in Cass County, Mo.
[Docket No. AB 1070X]
Central Midland Railway Company—Discontinuance of Service and Operating Rights Exemption—in Cass County, Mo.
Missouri Central Railroad Company (MCRR) and Central Midland Railway Company (CMR) (collectively, applicants) have jointly filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 C.F.R. pt. 1152 subpart F—Exempt Abandonments and Discontinuances of Service for MCRR to abandon and discontinue, and for CMR to discontinue, service over approximately 5.6 miles of rail line extending between milepost 257.283 (near Wingate) and milepost 262.906 (near Pleasant Hill) in Cass County, Mo. Specifically, MCRR proposes to: (1) abandon the line extending between milepost 257.283 and milepost 262.906; and (2) discontinue service over a portion of the line extending between milepost 262.8 and milepost 262.906, the portion not covered by CMR leased operating rights. CMR proposes to discontinue service and operating rights on the portion of the line extending between milepost 257.283 and milepost 262.8.[1] The line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Code 64080.
As a condition to these exemptions, any employee adversely affected by the abandonment or discontinuance shall be protected under Oregon Short Line–Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham & Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To address whether this condition adequately protects affected employees, a petition for partial revocation under 49 U.S.C. § 10502(d) must be filed.
Provided no formal expression of intent to file an offer of financial assistance (OFA) has been received, these exemptions will be effective on December 28, 2010, unless stayed pending reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues,[2] formal expressions of intent to file an OFA under 49 C.F.R. § 1152.27(c)(2),[3] and trail use/rail banking requests under 49 C.F.R.§ 1152.29 must be filed by December 6, 2010. Petitions to reopen or requests for public use conditions under 49 C.F.R. § 1152.28 must be filed by December 16, 2010, with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20423-0001.
A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to applicants’ representatives: For MCRR, Sandra L. Brown, Thompson Hine LLP, 1920 N Street, N.W., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036; for CMR, Lon Van Gemert, Chief Executive Officer, Central Midland Railway, c/o Progressive Rail Incorporated, 21778 Highview Avenue, Lakeville, MN 55044.
Applicants have filed a combined environmental and historic report that addresses the effects, if any, of the abandonment and discontinuances on the environment and historic resources. OEA will issue an environmental assessment (EA) by December 3, 2010. Interested persons may obtain a copy of the EA by writing to OEA (Room 1100, Surface Transportation Board, Washington, DC 20423-0001) or by calling OEA, at (202) 245-0305. Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1‑800-877-8339. Comments on environmental and historic preservation matters must be filed within 15 days after the EA becomes available to the public.
Pursuant to the provisions of 49 C.F.R. § 1152.29(e)(2), MCRR shall file a notice of consummation with the Board to signify that it has exercised the authority granted and fully abandoned the line. If consummation has not been effected by MCRR’s filing of a notice of consummation by November 26, 2011, and there are no legal or regulatory barriers to consummation, the authority to abandon will automatically expire.
[1] In 2004, CMR received an exemption to lease and operate a 243.8-mile line of railroad that includes this portion of line. See Cent. Midland Ry.—Lease and Operation Exemption—Missouri Cent. Ry., FD 34363 (STB served Feb.11, 2004).
[3] Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which is currently set at $1,500. See 49 C.F.R. § 1002.2 (f)(25).