Notice2026-11659
R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Cleveland Line-Lease and Operation Exemption With Interchange Commitment-CSX Transportation, Inc.
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Published
June 11, 2026
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Surface Transportation Board
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 112 (Thursday, June 11, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 35601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11659]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 32643 (Sub-No. 1)]
R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Cleveland Line--Lease and Operation
Exemption With Interchange Commitment--CSX Transportation, Inc.
R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Cleveland Line (RJCL), a Class III
rail carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption pursuant to 49
CFR 1150.41 to continue to lease from CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT),
and operate approximately 15.1 miles of rail line extending from
milepost 59.5 (Valuation Station 3100+95), at Uhrichsville, Ohio, to
milepost 74.6 (Valuation Station 3894+25), at Dover, Ohio (the
Line).\1\
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\1\ RJCL will also continue to lease and operate on ancillary
yard track in Dover.
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RJCL states that in 1990, CSXT sold approximately 33.8 miles of
track between milepost 74.6 at Dover and milepost 108.4 at Warwick,
Ohio (the Dover-Warwick Segment), and leased the Line to R.J. Corman
Railroad Company/Memphis Line (RJCM).\2\ RJCL further states that RJCM
later sold its interests in the Dover-Warwick Segment and the Line to
RJCL.\3\ According to the verified notice, RJCL and CSXT have reached
an agreement to update, amend, and extend their long-standing
arrangements for RJCL's continued lease and operation of the Line.
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\2\ See R.J. Corman R.R./Memphis Line--Purchase & Lease--CSX
Transp., Inc. Line Between Warwick & Uhrichsville, Ohio, FD 31388
(Sub-No. 1) (ICC served June 23, 1989).
\3\ See R.J. Corman R.R./Cleveland Line--Acquis. & Operation
Exemption--R.J. Corman R.R./Memphis Line, FD 32643 (STB served Jan.
20, 1995).
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According to the verified notice, the agreement contains an
interchange commitment. RJCL has provided additional information
regarding the interchange commitment, as required by 49 CFR
1150.43(h).\4\
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\4\ RJCL submitted under seal a copy of the agreement as
amended. See 49 CFR 1150.43(h)(1) (providing that certain
information related to interchange commitments, such as copies of
agreements, will be kept confidential without an accompanying motion
for a protective order).
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RJCL certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of
this transaction will not exceed $5 million annually and will not meet
or exceed the thresholds of Class I or Class II carriers.
The transaction may be consummated on or after June 25, 2026, the
effective date of the exemption (30 days after the verified notice was
filed).
If the verified notice contains false or misleading information,
the exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the exemption
under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed at any time. The filing of a
petition to revoke will not automatically stay the effectiveness of the
exemption. Petitions for stay must be filed no later than June 18, 2026
(at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective).
All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 32643 (Sub-No. 1), must
be filed with the Surface Transportation Board either via e-filing on
the Board's website or in writing addressed to 395 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be
served on RJCL's representative, Stephen J. Foland, Fletcher & Sippel
LLC, 29 North Wacker Drive, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606.
According to RJCL, this action is categorically excluded from
environmental review under 49 CFR 1105.6(c) and from historic
preservation reporting requirements under 49 CFR 1105.8(b).
Board decisions and notices are available at <a href="http://www.stb.gov">www.stb.gov</a>.
Decided: June 8, 2026.
By the Board, Anika S. Cooper, Chief Counsel, Office of Chief
Counsel.
Eden Besera,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2026-11659 Filed 6-10-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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