Middletown & New Jersey Railroad, L.L.C.-Lease and Operation Exemption Containing Interchange Commitment-Norfolk Southern Railway Company, 67991 [2019-26768]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36275]
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Middletown & New Jersey Railroad,
L.L.C.—Lease and Operation
Exemption Containing Interchange
Commitment—Norfolk Southern
Railway Company
Middletown & New Jersey Railroad,
L.L.C. (M&NJ), a Class III rail carrier, has
filed a verified notice of exemption
under 49 CFR 1150.41 to continue to
lease and operate approximately 36.15
miles of rail line from Norfolk Southern
Railway Company (NSR) in New York
(collectively, the Lines). The Lines
consist of the continued lease of the
following rail lines from NSR: (1) The
Hudson Secondary located between
milepost LX 2.1 and milepost LX 20.6
(18.5 miles in length); (2) the Walden
Secondary located between mileposts DJ
5.0 through DJ 10.5 and milepost WI
29.1 through WI 32.9 (9.3 miles in
length); (3) the Maybrook Industrial
Track located between milepost RT 1.3
and milepost RT 7.5 (6.2 miles in
length); (4) the Greycourt Industrial
Track located between milepost IL 52.5
and milepost IL 53.4 (1.0 mile in
length); and (5) the EL Connection Track
located between milepost QK 0.0 and
milepost QK 0.8 (0.8 miles in length).
The Lines also consist of the continued
sublease to M&NJ of NSR’s lease
operations over the connecting track
owned by the New York, Susquehanna
& Western Railway (NYS&W) located
between milepost JS 63.14 and milepost
LX 2.1 (approximately 0.35 miles in
length), at Hudson Junction, N.Y. In
conjunction with leasing (or subleasing)
the Lines to M&NJ, NSR also: (1)
Granted M&NJ incidental overhead
trackage rights over NSR’s rail line
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located between milepost JS 67.50 and
milepost JS 63.14 (4.36 miles in length);
and (2) partially assigned to M&NJ all of
NSR’s rights under the NYS&W
Trackage Rights Agreement for
NYS&W’s continued trackage rights
operations over the Hudson Secondary
track between Hudson Junction and
Warwick, N.Y.
M&NJ entered into a lease agreement
with NSR in 2010. See Middletown &
N.J. R.R.—Lease & Operation
Exemption—Norfolk S. Ry., FD 35412,
slip op. at 1–2 (STB served Sept. 16,
2010). The verified notice states that
M&NJ recently entered into an amended
lease agreement with NSR (Amended
Agreement) that, among other things,
extended the term of the lease to
December 31, 2028.
M&NJ certifies that its projected
annual revenues as a result of this
transaction will not result in the
creation of a Class I or Class II rail
carrier and will not exceed $5 million.
As required under 49 CFR 1150.43(h)(1),
M&NJ has disclosed in its verified
notice that the Amended Agreement
contains an interchange commitment.1
M&NJ has provided additional
information regarding the interchange
commitment as required by 49 CFR
1150.33(h).
The transaction may be consummated
on or after December 26, 2019, the
effective date of the exemption (30 days
after the verified notice of exemption
was filed).
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 December 19, 2019
(at least seven days before the
exemption becomes effective).
All pleadings, referring to Docket No.
FD 36275, must be filed with the
Surface Transportation Board either via
e-filing or in writing addressed to 395 E
Street SW, Washington, DC 20423–0001.
In addition, a copy of each pleading
must be served on M&NJ’s
representative, Karl Morell, Karl Morell
& Associates, 440 1st Street NW, Suite
440, Washington, DC 20001.
According to M&NJ, this action is
categorically excluded from
environmental review under 49 CFR
1105.6(c) and from historic preservation
reporting requirements under 49 CFR
1105.8(b).
1 A copy of the Amended Agreement with the
interchange commitment was submitted under seal.
See 49 CFR 1150.33(h)(1).
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Decided: December 9, 2019.
By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Eden Besera,
Clearance Clerk.
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36275]
Middletown & New Jersey Railroad, L.L.C.--Lease and Operation
Exemption Containing Interchange Commitment--Norfolk Southern Railway
Company
Middletown & New Jersey Railroad, L.L.C. (M&NJ), a Class III rail
carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41
to continue to lease and operate approximately 36.15 miles of rail line
from Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) in New York (collectively,
the Lines). The Lines consist of the continued lease of the following
rail lines from NSR: (1) The Hudson Secondary located between milepost
LX 2.1 and milepost LX 20.6 (18.5 miles in length); (2) the Walden
Secondary located between mileposts DJ 5.0 through DJ 10.5 and milepost
WI 29.1 through WI 32.9 (9.3 miles in length); (3) the Maybrook
Industrial Track located between milepost RT 1.3 and milepost RT 7.5
(6.2 miles in length); (4) the Greycourt Industrial Track located
between milepost IL 52.5 and milepost IL 53.4 (1.0 mile in length); and
(5) the EL Connection Track located between milepost QK 0.0 and
milepost QK 0.8 (0.8 miles in length). The Lines also consist of the
continued sublease to M&NJ of NSR's lease operations over the
connecting track owned by the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway
(NYS&W) located between milepost JS 63.14 and milepost LX 2.1
(approximately 0.35 miles in length), at Hudson Junction, N.Y. In
conjunction with leasing (or subleasing) the Lines to M&NJ, NSR also:
(1) Granted M&NJ incidental overhead trackage rights over NSR's rail
line located between milepost JS 67.50 and milepost JS 63.14 (4.36
miles in length); and (2) partially assigned to M&NJ all of NSR's
rights under the NYS&W Trackage Rights Agreement for NYS&W's continued
trackage rights operations over the Hudson Secondary track between
Hudson Junction and Warwick, N.Y.
M&NJ entered into a lease agreement with NSR in 2010. See
Middletown & N.J. R.R.--Lease & Operation Exemption--Norfolk S. Ry., FD
35412, slip op. at 1-2 (STB served Sept. 16, 2010). The verified notice
states that M&NJ recently entered into an amended lease agreement with
NSR (Amended Agreement) that, among other things, extended the term of
the lease to December 31, 2028.
M&NJ certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of
this transaction will not result in the creation of a Class I or Class
II rail carrier and will not exceed $5 million. As required under 49
CFR 1150.43(h)(1), M&NJ has disclosed in its verified notice that the
Amended Agreement contains an interchange commitment.\1\ M&NJ has
provided additional information regarding the interchange commitment as
required by 49 CFR 1150.33(h).
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\1\ A copy of the Amended Agreement with the interchange
commitment was submitted under seal. See 49 CFR 1150.33(h)(1).
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The transaction may be consummated on or after December 26, 2019,
the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the verified notice
of exemption was filed).
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 December 19,
2019 (at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective).
All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36275, must be filed with
the Surface Transportation Board either via e-filing or in writing
addressed to 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a
copy of each pleading must be served on M&NJ's representative, Karl
Morell, Karl Morell & Associates, 440 1st Street NW, Suite 440,
Washington, DC 20001.
According to M&NJ, this action is categorically excluded from
environmental review under 49 CFR 1105.6(c) and from historic
preservation reporting requirements under 49 CFR 1105.8(b).
Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov.
Decided: December 9, 2019.
By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Eden Besera,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2019-26768 Filed 12-11-19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P