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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36703]
Dover and Delaware River Railroad,
LLC—Lease Containing Interchange
Commitment and Trackage Rights
Exemption—Norfolk Southern Railway
Company and New Jersey Transit
Corporation
Dover and Delaware River Railroad,
LLC (DDRR), a Class III rail carrier, has
filed a verified notice of exemption
under 49 CFR 1150.41 to amend an
existing lease between DDRR and
Norfolk Southern Railway Company
(NSR) and an existing trackage rights
agreement among NSR, DDRR, and the
New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJT),
that together will allow DDRR to
continue operating over 107.9 miles of
rail line in the State of New Jersey.1
Under the amended agreements, a 0.75mile segment of line that is subject to
the current trackage rights agreement
will become subject to the amended
lease agreement instead. The amended
lease will also revise other commercial
terms.
Under the amended lease agreement
with NSR, DDRR will continue leasing:
(1) the Washington Secondary, between
milepost WD 58.0 at Hackettstown, N.J.
and milepost WD 80.3 at Phillipsburg,
N.J.; (2) the Old Road Industrial Track,
between milepost 66.5 TG at
Washington, N.J. and milepost 67.6 TG
at Washington, N.J.; (3) the Pompton
Industrial Track, between milepost PQ
21.4 at Mountain View, N.J., and
milepost 22.2 at Wayne, N.J.; and (4) the
Totowa Spur, between milepost TO 18.0
at Totowa, N.J., and milepost 21.0 at
Wayne. In addition, a segment of rail
line between WD 57.25 and WD 58.0
will be added to the lease. These lines
are referred to as the Amended Lease
Lines.
Under the amended trackage rights
agreement with NSR and NJT, DDRR
will continue operating over: (1) the
Morristown Line, between milepost 7.8
at Newark Broad Street in Newark, N.J.,
and milepost 48.1 at Netcong, N.J.; (2)
the Morristown Line, between milepost
48.1 at Netcong, and milepost 57.25 at
1 See Dover & Del. River R.R.—Lease with
Interchange Commitment & Trackage Rights
Exemption—Norfolk S. Ry. & N.J. Transit Corp., FD
36258 et al. (STB served Feb. 15, 2019) (authorizing
DDRR to operate over these lines).
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Hackettstown; (3) the Gladstone Branch,
between milepost 20.1 at Summit, N.J.,
and milepost 25.7 at Berkeley Heights,
N.J.; and (4) the Montclair Line, between
milepost 9.0 at Newark Roseville
Avenue in Newark, and milepost 33.9 at
Denville, N.J. The segment of rail line
between milepost WD 57.25 and WD
58.0 will no longer be part of the
trackage rights agreement. These lines
are referred to as the Amended Trackage
Lines.
This transaction is related to a
concurrently filed verified notice of
exemption in New Jersey Transit
Corp.—Acquisition Exemption—Norfolk
Southern Railway in the Counties of
Morris & Warren, N.J., Docket No. FD
36676, in which NJT will acquire from
NSR the portion of the Morristown
Line 2 between milepost 48.1 and
milepost 57.25.3
DDRR certifies that its projected
annual revenues from this transaction
will not result in the creation of a Class
I or Class II rail carrier and will not
exceed $5 million. As is required under
49 CFR 1150.33(h)(1), DDRR discloses
in its verified notice that the amended
lease agreement with NSR for the
Amended Leased Lines contains an
interchange commitment that will affect
interchange with carriers other than
NSR on the Amended Leased Lines.
DDRR states that the interchange
commitment in the amended lease has
not been changed from the one in the
current lease. DDRR has provided
additional information regarding the
interchange commitment as required
under 49 CFR 1150.33(h).
According to the verified notice,
DDRR and NSR have entered into the
amended lease agreement for the
Amended Leased Lines and DDRR, NSR,
and NJT are amending the current
trackage rights agreement to cover
DDRR’s operation of the Amended
Trackage Lines, but the amended
agreements will not become effective
until the effective date of the verified
notice. The earliest this transaction may
be consummated is July 1, 2023, the
effective date of the exemption (30 days
after the verified notice 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
2 This line is referred to as part of the Washington
Secondary by NJT in the related proceeding.
3 Concurrent with its verified notice in Docket
No. FD 36676, NJT also filed a motion to dismiss
its notice of exemption on the grounds that its
proposed transaction does not require authorization
from the Board.
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the exemption. Petitions for stay must
be filed no later than June 23, 2023.
All pleadings, referring to Docket No.
FD 36703, must be filed with the
Surface Transportation Board either via
e-filing on the Board’s website or in
writing addressed to 395 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
addition, one copy of each pleading
must be served on DDRR’s
representative, Justin J. Marks, Clark
Hill PLC, 1001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Suite 1300 South, Washington, DC
20004.
According to DDRR, this action is
categorically excluded from
environmental review under 49 CFR
1105.6(c) and from historic reporting
requirements under 49 CFR 1105.8(b).
Board decisions and notices are
available at www.stb.gov.
Decided: June 12, 2023.
By the Board, Mai T. Dinh, Director, Office
of Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36703]
Dover and Delaware River Railroad, LLC--Lease Containing
Interchange Commitment and Trackage Rights Exemption--Norfolk Southern
Railway Company and New Jersey Transit Corporation
Dover and Delaware River Railroad, LLC (DDRR), a Class III rail
carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41
to amend an existing lease between DDRR and Norfolk Southern Railway
Company (NSR) and an existing trackage rights agreement among NSR,
DDRR, and the New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJT), that together will
allow DDRR to continue operating over 107.9 miles of rail line in the
State of New Jersey.\1\ Under the amended agreements, a 0.75-mile
segment of line that is subject to the current trackage rights
agreement will become subject to the amended lease agreement instead.
The amended lease will also revise other commercial terms.
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\1\ See Dover & Del. River R.R.--Lease with Interchange
Commitment & Trackage Rights Exemption--Norfolk S. Ry. & N.J.
Transit Corp., FD 36258 et al. (STB served Feb. 15, 2019)
(authorizing DDRR to operate over these lines).
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Under the amended lease agreement with NSR, DDRR will continue
leasing: (1) the Washington Secondary, between milepost WD 58.0 at
Hackettstown, N.J. and milepost WD 80.3 at Phillipsburg, N.J.; (2) the
Old Road Industrial Track, between milepost 66.5 TG at Washington, N.J.
and milepost 67.6 TG at Washington, N.J.; (3) the Pompton Industrial
Track, between milepost PQ 21.4 at Mountain View, N.J., and milepost
22.2 at Wayne, N.J.; and (4) the Totowa Spur, between milepost TO 18.0
at Totowa, N.J., and milepost 21.0 at Wayne. In addition, a segment of
rail line between WD 57.25 and WD 58.0 will be added to the lease.
These lines are referred to as the Amended Lease Lines.
Under the amended trackage rights agreement with NSR and NJT, DDRR
will continue operating over: (1) the Morristown Line, between milepost
7.8 at Newark Broad Street in Newark, N.J., and milepost 48.1 at
Netcong, N.J.; (2) the Morristown Line, between milepost 48.1 at
Netcong, and milepost 57.25 at Hackettstown; (3) the Gladstone Branch,
between milepost 20.1 at Summit, N.J., and milepost 25.7 at Berkeley
Heights, N.J.; and (4) the Montclair Line, between milepost 9.0 at
Newark Roseville Avenue in Newark, and milepost 33.9 at Denville, N.J.
The segment of rail line between milepost WD 57.25 and WD 58.0 will no
longer be part of the trackage rights agreement. These lines are
referred to as the Amended Trackage Lines.
This transaction is related to a concurrently filed verified notice
of exemption in New Jersey Transit Corp.--Acquisition Exemption--
Norfolk Southern Railway in the Counties of Morris & Warren, N.J.,
Docket No. FD 36676, in which NJT will acquire from NSR the portion of
the Morristown Line \2\ between milepost 48.1 and milepost 57.25.\3\
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\2\ This line is referred to as part of the Washington Secondary
by NJT in the related proceeding.
\3\ Concurrent with its verified notice in Docket No. FD 36676,
NJT also filed a motion to dismiss its notice of exemption on the
grounds that its proposed transaction does not require authorization
from the Board.
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DDRR certifies that its projected annual revenues from this
transaction will not result in the creation of a Class I or Class II
rail carrier and will not exceed $5 million. As is required under 49
CFR 1150.33(h)(1), DDRR discloses in its verified notice that the
amended lease agreement with NSR for the Amended Leased Lines contains
an interchange commitment that will affect interchange with carriers
other than NSR on the Amended Leased Lines. DDRR states that the
interchange commitment in the amended lease has not been changed from
the one in the current lease. DDRR has provided additional information
regarding the interchange commitment as required under 49 CFR
1150.33(h).
According to the verified notice, DDRR and NSR have entered into
the amended lease agreement for the Amended Leased Lines and DDRR, NSR,
and NJT are amending the current trackage rights agreement to cover
DDRR's operation of the Amended Trackage Lines, but the amended
agreements will not become effective until the effective date of the
verified notice. The earliest this transaction may be consummated is
July 1, 2023, the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the
verified notice 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
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the exemption. Petitions for stay must be filed no later than June 23,
2023.
All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36703, must be filed with
the Surface Transportation Board either via e-filing on the Board's
website or in writing addressed to 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC
20423-0001. In addition, one copy of each pleading must be served on
DDRR's representative, Justin J. Marks, Clark Hill PLC, 1001
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 1300 South, Washington, DC 20004.
According to DDRR, this action is categorically excluded from
environmental review under 49 CFR 1105.6(c) and from historic reporting
requirements under 49 CFR 1105.8(b).
Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov.
Decided: June 12, 2023.
By the Board, Mai T. Dinh, Director, Office of Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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