R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Bardstown Line, d/b/a R.J. Corman Railroad Company/WV Lines-Lease and Operation Exemption-Line of R.J. Corman Railroad Property, LLC, 43945 [05-15009]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 145 / Friday, July 29, 2005 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Finance Docket No. 34705 (Sub–No. 1)] Soo Line Railroad Company D/B/A Canadian Pacific Railway—Temporary Trackage Rights Exemption—BNSF Railway Company BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has agreed to grant temporary overhead trackage rights to expire on August 31, 2005, to Soo Line Railroad Company d/ b/a Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) over BNSF’s rail line between Ardoch, ND, and Erskine, MN, as follows: (1) From Ardoch at BNSF milepost 24.5 to Grand Forks, ND, at BNSF milepost 0.0, (2) from Grand Forks at BNSF milepost 109.9 to Crookston Junction, MN, at BNSF milepost 80.9, and (3) from Crookston Junction at BNSF milepost 0.0 to Erskine at BNSF milepost 31.5, a total distance of approximately 84.6 miles. The original temporary trackage rights granted in Soo Line Railroad Company D/B/A Canadian Pacific Railway— Temporary Trackage Rights Exemption—BNSF Railway Company, STB Finance Docket No. 34705 (STB served June 10, 2005), covered the same line, but are due to expire on July 31, 2005. The purpose of this transaction is to modify the temporary trackage rights exempted in STB Finance Docket No. 34705 to extend the expiration date from July 31, 2005, to August 31, 2005, because of delayed start-up of the maintenance project due to high water conditions. The transaction is scheduled to be consummated on July 31, 2005. The modified temporary trackage rights will permit CPR to continue to bridge its train service while the main lines of its affiliated shortline railroad are out of service due to certain programmed track, roadbed and structural maintenance. As a condition to this exemption, any employees affected by the acquisition of the temporary 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), and any employees affected by the discontinuance of those trackage rights will be protected by the conditions set out in Oregon Short Line R. Co.—Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). This notice is filed under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(8). If it contains false or misleading information, the exemption VerDate jul<14>2003 17:05 Jul 28, 2005 Jkt 205001 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. 34705 (Sub-No. 1), must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on Thanh G. Bui, 150 South Fifth Street, Suite 2300, Minneapolis, MN 55402. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at https:// www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: July 25, 2005. By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of Proceedings. Vernon A. Williams, Secretary. [FR Doc. 05–15008 Filed 7–28–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 43945 If the notice 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. 34716, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423– 0001. In addition, one copy of each pleading must be served on Ronald A. Lane, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker Drive, Suite 920, Chicago, IL 60606–2832. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at https:// www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: July 22, 2005. By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of Proceedings. Vernon A. Williams, Secretary. [FR Doc. 05–15009 Filed 7–28–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P Surface Transportation Board [STB Finance Docket No. 34716] R.J. Corman Railroad Company/ Bardstown Line, d/b/a R.J. Corman Railroad Company/WV Lines—Lease and Operation Exemption—Line of R.J. Corman Railroad Property, LLC R.J. Corman Railroad Company/ Bardstown Line, d/b/a R.J. Corman Railroad Company/WV Lines (RJCV), a Class III rail carrier,1 has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to lease from R.J. Corman Railroad Property, LLC (Railroad Property) and operate a line of railroad (the Loup Creek Branch) extending from milepost 0.0 at Thurmond, WV, to milepost 12.0 at Mt. Hope, WV, a distance of approximately 12 miles. This transaction is related to STB Finance Docket No. 34715, R.J. Corman Railroad Property, LLC—Acquisition Exemption—Line of The Railroad Co. and The WV Southern Railway Co., in which Railroad Property seeks to acquire the Loup Creek Branch. RJCV certifies that the projected annual revenues as a result of this transaction will not result in the creation of a Class II or Class I rail carrier, and further certifies that its projected annual revenues will not exceed $5 million. The transaction was scheduled to be consummated on July 8, 2005. 1 RJCV is controlled by Richard J. Corman, who also controls eight other Class III rail carriers in the eastern United States. PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Finance Docket No. 34715] R.J. Corman Railroad Property, LLC— Acquisition Exemption—Line of The Railroad Co. and The WV Southern Railway Co. R.J. Corman Railroad Property, LLC (Railroad Property),1 a Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to acquire from The Railroad Co. (RRC) and The WV Southern Railway Co. (WVSR), a line of railroad (the Loup Creek Branch) extending from milepost 0.0 at Thurmond, WV, to milepost 12.0 at Mt. Hope, WV, a distance of approximately 12 miles. The Loup Creek Branch is currently owned by RRC and operated by WVSR, a wholly owned subsidiary of RRC.2 1 Railroad Property is a member of the R.J. Corman family of nine Class III railroads. Railroad Property was formerly known as R.J. Corman Equipment Company, LLC. The name of that entity was formally changed to R.J. Corman Railroad Property, LLC, and its non-rail assets were transferred to a new noncarrier entity named R.J. Corman Equipment Company. As a result, the new ‘‘Equipment Company’’ does not own any railroad assets, and Railroad Property holds the railroad assets and bears the residual common carrier obligations of the ‘‘old’’ R.J. Corman Equipment Company, LLC. 2 According to Railroad Property, it has reached an agreement with RRC, WVSR and CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), the former owner of the Loup Creek Branch, for transfer of the Loup E:\FR\FM\29JYN1.SGM Continued 29JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 145 (Friday, July 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 05-15009]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34716]


R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Bardstown Line, d/b/a R.J. Corman 
Railroad Company/WV Lines--Lease and Operation Exemption--Line of R.J. 
Corman Railroad Property, LLC

    R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Bardstown Line, d/b/a R.J. Corman 
Railroad Company/WV Lines (RJCV), a Class III rail carrier,\1\ has 
filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to lease from 
R.J. Corman Railroad Property, LLC (Railroad Property) and operate a 
line of railroad (the Loup Creek Branch) extending from milepost 0.0 at 
Thurmond, WV, to milepost 12.0 at Mt. Hope, WV, a distance of 
approximately 12 miles.
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    \1\ RJCV is controlled by Richard J. Corman, who also controls 
eight other Class III rail carriers in the eastern United States.
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    This transaction is related to STB Finance Docket No. 34715, R.J. 
Corman Railroad Property, LLC--Acquisition Exemption--Line of The 
Railroad Co. and The WV Southern Railway Co., in which Railroad 
Property seeks to acquire the Loup Creek Branch.
    RJCV certifies that the projected annual revenues as a result of 
this transaction will not result in the creation of a Class II or Class 
I rail carrier, and further certifies that its projected annual 
revenues will not exceed $5 million.
    The transaction was scheduled to be consummated on July 8, 2005.
    If the notice 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. 34716, must be filed with the Surface Transportation 
Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, one 
copy of each pleading must be served on Ronald A. Lane, Fletcher & 
Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker Drive, Suite 920, Chicago, IL 60606-2832.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at http:/
/www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: July 22, 2005.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-15009 Filed 7-28-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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