80 FR 22785 - Union Pacific Railroad Company-Lease Exemption-BNSF Railway Company

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
BNSF Railway Company-Lease Exemption-Union Pacific Railroad Company

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 78 (April 23, 2015)

The Board grants separate exemptions under 49 U.S.C. 10502 from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323-25 for BNSF to lease from UP approximately 54.12 miles of main line track for both track and signal maintenance and 7.80 miles of right of way for signal maintenance; and for UP to lease from BNSF approximately 14.85 miles of main line track for track and signal maintenance and 1.77 miles of right of way for track maintenance only. The proposed lease transactions involve lines located between South Denver and Bragdon, Colo. (the Joint Corridor) and between Prospect Junction and South Denver, Colo. (the Consolidated Corridor). The exemptions are subject to employee protective conditions.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 78 (Thursday, April 23, 2015)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09484]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Docket No. FD 35895]

BNSF Railway Company--Lease Exemption--Union Pacific Railroad 
Company

[Docket No. FD 35896]


Union Pacific Railroad Company--Lease Exemption--BNSF Railway 
Company

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of exemption.

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SUMMARY: The Board grants separate exemptions under 49 U.S.C. 10502 
from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323-25 for BNSF to 
lease from UP approximately 54.12 miles of main line track for both 
track and signal maintenance and 7.80 miles of right of way for signal 
maintenance; and for UP to lease from BNSF approximately 14.85 miles of 
main line track for track and signal maintenance and 1.77 miles of 
right of way for track maintenance only. The proposed lease 
transactions involve lines located between South Denver and Bragdon, 
Colo. (the Joint Corridor) and between Prospect Junction and South 
Denver, Colo. (the Consolidated Corridor). The exemptions are subject 
to employee protective conditions.

DATES: The exemptions will be effective on April 30, 2015. Petitions to 
stay, petitions for reconsideration, and petitions to reopen are due by 
April 27, 2015.

ADDRESSES: An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to 
Docket No. FD 35895 or Docket No. FD 35896, 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 Karl 
Morell, Karl Morell & Associates, 655 Fifteenth Street, Suite 225, 
Washington, DC 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Valerie Quinn at (202) 245-0382. 
Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at (800) 877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the proposed transaction, BNSF would 
grant UP a non-exclusive lease for the following segments of BNSF-owned 
trackage: (i) On the Joint Corridor, main track 2, BNSF milepost 12.41, 
at or near Littleton, to BNSF milepost 25.21, at or near Sedalia; (ii) 
on the Joint Corridor, main track 2, BNSF milepost 49.79, at or near 
Spruce, to BNSF milepost 51.84, at or near Palmer Lake; and (iii) on 
the Joint Corridor, main track 2, BNSF milepost 84.36, at or near 
Crews, to BNSF milepost 86.13, south of Crews, excluding the signal 
system and grade crossing warning devices. UP would grant BNSF a non-
exclusive lease for the following segments of UP-owned trackage: (i) On 
the Consolidated Corridor in Denver, main track 1, BNSF milepost 0.0 to 
BNSF milepost 0.85; (ii) on the Joint Corridor, main track 1, BNSF 
milepost 3.92, at or near South Denver, to BNSF milepost 25.21, at or 
near Sedalia (excluding Dupont Spur at approximately UP milepost 20.6, 
Fort Logan Spur at approximately UP milepost 9.1, and Iowa Spur No. 3 
at approximately UP milepost 5.3); (iii) on the Joint Corridor, main 
track 1, BNSF milepost 48.97, at or near Spruce, to BNSF milepost 
51.99, at or near Palmer Lake; (iv) on the Joint Corridor, main track 
1, BNSF milepost 51.84 to BNSF milepost 51.99, at or near Palmer Lake; 
(v) on the Joint Corridor, the single track, BNSF milepost 51.99, at or 
near Palmer Lake, to BNSF milepost 78.75, at or near Kelker (excluding 
UP's yard in Colorado Springs between UP milepost 74.4 and UP milepost 
75.4, the Templeton Gap Spur at approximately UP milepost 72.79, and 
the Russina Spur at approximately UP milepost 70.7); and (vi) on the 
Joint Corridor, main track 1, BNSF milepost 84.49, at or near Crews, to 
BNSF milepost 86.54, south of Crews. UP would also grant BNSF a non-
exclusive lease of UP's signal system and grade crossing warning 
devices on the Joint Corridor, main track 2, BNSF milepost 86.13, south 
of Crews, to BNSF milepost 93.9, at or near Nixon.
    Additional information is contained in the Board's decision. Board 
decisions and notices are available on our Web site at www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: April 20, 2015.

    By the Board, Acting Chairman Miller and Vice Chairman Begeman.
Raina S. Contee,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2015-09484 Filed 4-22-15; 8:45 am]
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