[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 76 (Friday, April 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23633-23634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09242]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Docket No. FD 35727]


Union Pacific Railroad Company--Trackage Rights Exemption--
Illinois Central Railroad Company

    Illinois Central Railroad Company (IC), pursuant to a written 
agreement dated December 18, 2012, has agreed to grant overhead 
trackage rights to Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) over IC's 
Chicago Subdivision between milepost 21.0 at or near Markham, Ill., and 
milepost 29.0 at or near Matteson, Ill., a distance of approximately 
8.0 miles.\1\
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    \1\ A redacted trackage rights agreement between IC and UP was 
filed with the notice of exemption. An unredacted version was filed 
under seal along with a motion for protective order, which will be 
addressed in a separate decision.
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    The transaction is scheduled to be consummated on May 5, 2013, the 
effective date of the exemption (30 days after the exemption was 
filed).
    According to UP, through predecessor railroads, it currently 
maintains trackage rights over approximately 60 miles of IC's rail line 
between milepost A0-36.7 near Joliet, Ill., and milepost 21.0 near 
Markham, Ill.\2\ The purpose of the transaction is to permit UP to 
connect to its existing trackage rights over the Wisconsin Central Ltd. 
(formerly Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company) line \3\ near 
Matteson, Ill., which UP states would facilitate efficient train and 
rail operations throughout the Chicago area.
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    \2\ See Chi., Mo. & W. Ry.--Exemption Acquis. and Operation--
Ill. Cent. Gulf R.R., FD 30911 (ICC served Oct. 23, 1986, as 
supplemented May 8, 1987); and Rio Grande Indus., Inc.--Purchase and 
Trackage Rights--Chi., Mo. & W. Ry. Line between St. Louis, Mo. and 
Chi., Ill., 5 I.C.C.2d 952 (1989).
    \3\ See Union Pac. R.R.--Trackage Rights Exemption--Elgin, 
Joliet & E. Ry., FD 35728 (filed Apr. 5, 2013) for a description of 
these trackage rights.
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    As a condition to this exemption, any employees affected by the 
trackage rights will be protected by the conditions imposed in Norfolk 
& Western Railway--Trackage Rights--Burlington Northern, Inc., 354 
I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in Mendocino Coast Railway--Lease & 
Operate--California Western Railroad, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980).
    This notice is filed under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7). 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 effectiveness of the exemption. Petitions for 
stay must be filed by April 26, 2013 (at least 7 days before the 
exemption becomes effective).
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. 
FD 35727, 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 Jeremy Berman, Union Pacific Railroad 
Company, 1400 Douglas Street, STOP 1580, Omaha, NE 68179.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at 
``www.stb.dot.gov.''

    Decided: April 16, 2013.


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    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Raina S. White,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2013-09242 Filed 4-18-13; 8:45 am]
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