Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration [Docket Number FRA-2021-0016] Under part 235 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and 49 U.S.C. 20502(a) , this document provides the public notice that on January 26, 2021, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking approval to discontinue or modify a signal system. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2021-0016. Applicant: Norfolk Southern Corporation, Tommy A. Phillips, Senior Director—C&S Operations, 1200 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30309. Specifically, NS requests permission to discontinue a traffic control system (TCS) on the Guyandot River Branch Line, from milepost (MP) GR 0.2 to MP GR 42.5 and MP GB 11.4 to MP GB 0.5, and the Morri Branch Line, from MP SK 0.0 to SK 11.9, on the Blue Ridge Division. This area includes control points (CPs) Hotwater Road, Paul Green, Itmann, Clevenger, New Richmond, Jazbo, Pinnacle Junction, Pineville, Rockview, Kepler, Mada, Aliff, Indian Creek, Simon, Morri Branch Junction, Lincoln, Cub Creek Junction, Gilbert, Neds, Ben Creek, Pekin, Plunkett, Oceana, and eleven automatic signals. The main track between MP GR 0.5 and MP GR 42.5, MP GB 0.5 to MP GB 11.1, and MP SK 0.0 to SK 11.9 will be converted to NS Rule 171 operation. Operable approach signals will be placed at MP GR 2.3 in approach to CP Elmore and No. 1 Crossover and MP GB 2.0 in approach to CP Jerry. The signaled sidings within applicat…