[Federal Register: August 8, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 152)]
[Notices]
[Page 45098-45099]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or
Modification of a Railroad Signal System or Relief From the
Requirements of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 236
Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 235 and
49 U.S.C. 20502(a), the following railroads have petitioned the Federal
Railroad
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Administration (FRA) seeking approval for the discontinuance or
modification of the signal system or relief from the requirements of 49
CFR Part 236 as detailed below.
Docket Number FRA-2006-25266
Applicant: Union Pacific Railroad Company, Mr. W. E. VanTrump,
Assistant Vice President Engineering Maintenance, 1400 Douglas Street,
Mail Stop 0910, Omaha, Nebraska 68179.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) seeks approval of the
proposed discontinuance and removal of the traffic control system on
UP's Tennessee Pass Subdivision between milepost 341.9, near Dotsero,
Colorado (not including Dotsero) and milepost 296.4, near West Belden,
Colorado. The project is in connection with a limited reopening of the
inactive trackage between MP 334.6 and MP 296.6. The proposed changes
consist of the following:
1. Discontinue the use of a total of 46 signals on the Dotsero to
West Belden line segment. The heads of the discontinued signals will be
turned and bagged, and the signals ultimately removed.
2. The home signal at Dotsero, located on the Tennessee Pass
Subdivision at the junction with the Glenwood Springs Subdivision, will
remain in service with an operative distant signal installed in
accordance with 49 CFR Part 236. Signage stating ``End Of CTC'' and
``Beginning of CTC'' will be installed at appropriate locations near
Dotsero.
3. Existing power-operated switches within the project limits will
be converted to hand-throw switches with reflectorized targets.
4. The existing slide detector fences at mileposts 341.1, 319.1 and
303.7 will be restored to service, and converted to radio talking
devices.
5. Train and other movements will be authorized and controlled by
Track Warrant Control in accordance with established operating
procedures, subject to a maximum operating speed of 25 mph.
6. The four signalized rail/highway grade crossings within the
project limits will not be adversely affected by the proposed changes.
The grade crossing warning systems on the two rail/highway crossings on
the out-of-service portion of the line at Wolcott (S. H. 131), milepost
318.9, and Mintum (YMCA Road), milepost 301.6, will be made operational
and compliant with Part 234 before train service is restored on this
portion of the line.
The reason given for the proposed changes is that, due to
significant changes in traffic and operations, a signal system is no
longer required. Additionally, the signal system on the line segment
east of MP 334.6 is not operational, and the system would likely have
to be replaced to make it operational.
Any interested party desiring to protest the granting of an
application shall set forth specifically the grounds upon which the
protest is made, and contain a concise statement of the interest of the
party in the proceeding. Additionally, one copy of the protest shall be
furnished to the applicant at the address listed above.
All communications concerning this proceeding should be identified
by the docket number and must be submitted to the Docket Clerk, DOT
Central Docket Management Facility, Room PL-401 (Plaza Level), 400 7th
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. Communications received within
45 days of the date of this notice will be considered by the FRA before
final action is taken. Comments received after that date will be
considered as far as practicable. All written communications concerning
these proceedings are available for examination during regular business
hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) at the above facility. All documents in the
public docket are also available for inspection and copying on the
internet at the docket facility's Web site at http://dms.dot.gov.
FRA wishes to inform all potential commenters that anyone is able
to search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our
dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume
65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78) or you may visit http://dms.dot.gov.
FRA expects to be able to determine these matters without an oral
hearing. However, if a specific request for an oral hearing is
accompanied by a showing that the party is unable to adequately present
his or her position by written statements, an application may be set
for public hearing.
Issued in Washington, DC on August 1, 2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety, Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. E6-12801 Filed 8-7-06; 8:45 am]
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