Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad Company-Acquisition Exemption-Laurel Hill Development Corporation, 33560 [2012-13658]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. FD 35627]
Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad
Company—Acquisition Exemption—
Laurel Hill Development Corporation
Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad
Company (SPRC), a Class III rail carrier,
has filed a verified notice of exemption
under 49 CFR 1150.41 to acquire a 0.66mile line of railroad owned by Laurel
Hill Development Corporation (LHDC)
(formerly Fay Penn Industrial
Development Corporation) (Fay Penn).1
The trackage to be acquired by SPRC is
known as the Redstone Branch,
extending between Rail Valuation
Stations 874+34 and 839+30 in
Uniontown, Pa., and more particularly
described on Valuation Maps V. 23.24/
16+17, containing 12.21 acres. SPRC,
the current operator of the line, states
that it intends to expand and upgrade
wye track facilities and branch line
tracks to improve operational
efficiencies and to better serve its
customers.
SPRC certifies that its projected
annual revenues as a result of the
transaction will not exceed those that
would qualify it as a Class III rail carrier
and will not exceed $5 million.
The transaction may be consummated
on or after June 20, 2012, the effective
date of the exemption.
If the verified 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 effectiveness of
the exemption. Petitions for stay must
be filed no later than June 13, 2012 (at
least 7 days before the exemption
becomes effective).
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD
35627, must be filed with the Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
addition, a copy of each pleading must
be served on Richard R. Wilson, 518 N.
Center Street, Ste. 1, Ebensburg, PA
15931.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: June 1, 2012.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Clearance Clerk,
Raina White.
[FR Doc. 2012–13658 Filed 6–5–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. FD 35628]
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1 In
Fay Penn Industrial Development
Corporation—Acquisition Exemption—CSX
Transportation, Inc., FD 33051 (STB served Oct. 4,
1996), Fay Penn was authorized to acquire certain
rail lines extending between specified points in
Pennsylvania, and in Southwest Pennsylvania
Railroad Company—Operation Exemption—CSX
Transportation, Inc., FD 33051 (Sub-No. 1) (STB
served Oct. 4, 1996), SPRC was authorized to
operate the lines acquired by Fay Penn and also was
authorized to acquire four miles of incidental
trackage rights. In CSX Transportation, Inc.—
Abandonment Exemption—in Fayette and
Westmoreland Counties, Pa., AB 55 (Sub-No. 420X)
(ICC served Nov. 28, 1994), Fay Penn, successor in
interest to Fay-Penn Land Trust, obtained authority
as the designee of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, along with the Westmoreland County
Industrial Development Corporation, to acquire a
rail line between specified points in Fayette and
Westmoreland Counties, Pa., under the agency’s
offer of financial assistance procedures. In
Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad Company—Lease
and Operation Exemption—Lines of Westmoreland
County Industrial Development Corporation and
Fay-Penn Land Trust, FD 32737 (ICC served July 21,
1995), SPRC was authorized to lease and operate
that rail line. Most recently, in Southwest
Pennsylvania Railroad Company—Acquisition
Exemption—Laurel Hill Development Corporation,
FD 35584 (STB served Jan. 13, 2012), SPRC was
authorized to acquire a number of rail lines totaling
29.09 miles in length from LHDC extending
generally between Everson and Broadford, Pa., and
between Greene Junction and Smithfield, Pa.,
including Bowest Yard and various branch lines.
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The earliest this transaction may be
consummated is June 20, 2012, the
effective date of the exemption.
Woodland Rail certifies that its
projected annual revenues as a result of
this transaction will not exceed those
that would qualify it as a Class III rail
carrier and will not exceed $5 million.
If the verified 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 effectiveness of
the exemption. Petitions to stay must be
filed no later than June 13, 2012 (at least
7 days before the exemption becomes
effective).
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD
35628, must be filed with the Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
addition, a copy of each pleading must
be served on James E. Howard, 1
Thompson Square, Suite 201,
Charlestown, MA 02129.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: June 1, 2012.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Raina S. White,
Clearance Clerk.
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Woodland Rail, LLC—Acquisition and
Operation Exemption—Line of Maine
Central Railroad Co.
Woodland Rail, LLC (Woodland Rail),
a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice
of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to
acquire and operate a rail line known as
the Calais Industrial Track (the Line)
from Maine Central Railroad Co. The
Line is approximately 11.83 track miles
in length, with approximately 6.75 track
miles located in Maine, and
approximately 5.08 track miles located
in New Brunswick, Canada. As
Woodland Rail acknowledges in its
notice, the jurisdiction of the Board only
extends to the acquisition of the
portions of the Line within the United
States. The end points of the Line are at
engineering station 64+17 in Baileyville
and engineering station 6978+84 in
Calais, in Washington County, Me. The
transaction includes a spur track
between Woodland Junction, Me.,
which is engineering station 363+45,
and engineering station 393+37, and
another spur track at St. Croix Junction,
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. FD 35629]
Eastern Maine Railway Company—
Trackage Rights Exemption—
Woodland Rail, LLC
Pursuant to a written trackage rights
agreement dated April 30, 2012,
Woodland Rail, LLC (Woodland Rail)
has agreed to grant limited,
nonexclusive trackage rights to Eastern
Maine Railway Company (EMR) over a
rail line known as the Calais Industrial
Track (the Line). The Line is
approximately 11.83 track miles in
length, with approximately 6.75 track
miles located in Maine and
1 In a related transaction, Woodland Rail has
agreed to grant trackage rights to Eastern Maine
Railway Co. (EMR) to enable EMR to serve a pulp
mill owned and operated by Woodland Pulp, LLC.
See E. Me. Ry.—Trackage Rights Exemption—
Woodland Rail, LLC, FD 35629 (STB served June 6,
2012).
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. FD 35627]
Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad Company--Acquisition Exemption--
Laurel Hill Development Corporation
Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad Company (SPRC), a Class III rail
carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41
to acquire a 0.66-mile line of railroad owned by Laurel Hill
Development Corporation (LHDC) (formerly Fay Penn Industrial
Development Corporation) (Fay Penn).\1\ The trackage to be acquired by
SPRC is known as the Redstone Branch, extending between Rail Valuation
Stations 874+34 and 839+30 in Uniontown, Pa., and more particularly
described on Valuation Maps V. 23.24/16+17, containing 12.21 acres.
SPRC, the current operator of the line, states that it intends to
expand and upgrade wye track facilities and branch line tracks to
improve operational efficiencies and to better serve its customers.
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\1\ In Fay Penn Industrial Development Corporation--Acquisition
Exemption--CSX Transportation, Inc., FD 33051 (STB served Oct. 4,
1996), Fay Penn was authorized to acquire certain rail lines
extending between specified points in Pennsylvania, and in Southwest
Pennsylvania Railroad Company--Operation Exemption--CSX
Transportation, Inc., FD 33051 (Sub-No. 1) (STB served Oct. 4,
1996), SPRC was authorized to operate the lines acquired by Fay Penn
and also was authorized to acquire four miles of incidental trackage
rights. In CSX Transportation, Inc.--Abandonment Exemption--in
Fayette and Westmoreland Counties, Pa., AB 55 (Sub-No. 420X) (ICC
served Nov. 28, 1994), Fay Penn, successor in interest to Fay-Penn
Land Trust, obtained authority as the designee of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, along with the Westmoreland County Industrial
Development Corporation, to acquire a rail line between specified
points in Fayette and Westmoreland Counties, Pa., under the agency's
offer of financial assistance procedures. In Southwest Pennsylvania
Railroad Company--Lease and Operation Exemption--Lines of
Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corporation and Fay-Penn
Land Trust, FD 32737 (ICC served July 21, 1995), SPRC was authorized
to lease and operate that rail line. Most recently, in Southwest
Pennsylvania Railroad Company--Acquisition Exemption--Laurel Hill
Development Corporation, FD 35584 (STB served Jan. 13, 2012), SPRC
was authorized to acquire a number of rail lines totaling 29.09
miles in length from LHDC extending generally between Everson and
Broadford, Pa., and between Greene Junction and Smithfield, Pa.,
including Bowest Yard and various branch lines.
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SPRC certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of
the transaction will not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class
III rail carrier and will not exceed $5 million.
The transaction may be consummated on or after June 20, 2012, the
effective date of the exemption.
If the verified 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 effectiveness of the
exemption. Petitions for stay must be filed no later than June 13, 2012
(at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective).
An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No.
FD 35627, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E
Street SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a copy of each
pleading must be served on Richard R. Wilson, 518 N. Center Street,
Ste. 1, Ebensburg, PA 15931.
Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: June 1, 2012.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Clearance Clerk,
Raina White.
[FR Doc. 2012-13658 Filed 6-5-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P