Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.: Wabash Central Railroad Corp.,

[Federal Register: January 16, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 11)]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33536]

Wabash Central Railroad Corporation--Operation Exemption--Wabash Central, L.L.C.

Wabash Central Railroad Corporation, a noncarrier, has fileda verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire operating rights over a line of railroad owned by Wabash Central, L.L.C., from Craigsville, IN (milepost 117.8), to Van Buren, IN (milepost 108.6), a distance of approximately 26.4 miles of rail line and incidental trackage rights.

The transaction was scheduled to be consummated on or after December 31, 1997.

If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to reopen the proceeding to revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filedat any time. The filing of a petition to revoke will not automatically stay the transaction.

An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB Finance Docket No. 33536, must be filedwith the Surface Transportation Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on Richard R. Wilson, Esq., 1126 Eighth Avenue, Suite 403, Altoona, PA 16602.

Decided: January 7, 1998.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of Proceedings. Vernon A. Williams, Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98-1068Filed1-15-98; 8:45 am]

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