Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad, LLC-Amendment to Lease and Operation Exemption-CSX Transportation, Inc.

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. Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 36388 (Sub No. 1)] Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad, LLC (BIP), a Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to amend the terms under which it leases from CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) and operates approximately 46.9 miles of rail line. BIP states that, after the transaction, it will continue to operate: (1) the Marietta Subdivision, which extends between Belpre, Ohio, at or near CSXT milepost BUS 0.0, and Relief, Ohio, at or near CSXT milepost BUS 38.0, a distance of approximately 38 miles; (2) the Parkersburg Running Track, which extends between Parkersburg, W. Va., at or near CSXT milepost BB 194.59, and Belpre, at or near CSXT milepost BB 189.3, a distance of approximately 5.29 miles; (3) the High Yard, located in Parkersburg at or near CSXT milepost BA 383.04, including all support, ancillary, and other tracks forming the yard; and (4) the High Yard Main Track, which extends through the High Yard, beginning at or near CSXT milepost BA 384.8, through the east end of the yard, and to the end of track, at or near CSXT milepost BA 381.19, in Parkersburg, a distance of approximately 3.61 miles. The Marietta Subdivision, Parkersburg Running Track, and High Yard Main Track are referred to collectively herein as the Lines. [ 1 ] According to the verified notice, BIP entered into an agreement to lease from CSXT and operate the Lines in 2020, [ 2 ] and it currently operates the Lines. BI…