Notice2026-16128
Town of Gloster, Miss.-Acquisition Exemption-Line of Gloster Southern Railroad Company, LLC
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Published
August 7, 2026
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Surface Transportation Board
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 151 (Friday, August 7, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 51216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-16128]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36947]
Town of Gloster, Miss.--Acquisition Exemption--Line of Gloster
Southern Railroad Company, LLC
The Town of Gloster, Miss. (the Town), a noncarrier municipal
corporation, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR
1150.31 to acquire from Gloster Southern Railroad Company, LLC (GLSR),
approximately 32.7 miles of rail line between milepost 0.0 at
Slaughter, La., and milepost 32.7 at Gloster, Miss. (the Line).
According to the verified notice, the Town is finalizing terms of
an agreement to purchase the Line from GLSR with a view to restoring
service on it. Common carrier service has been suspended on the Line
since 2010.\1\ According to the verified notice, the Line will need
extensive rehabilitation to return to a condition to once again support
railroad traffic. The Town states that it plans to restore rail service
in order to establish a transportation link for the region's forest
products industry, and specifically to meet the logistical needs of a
sawmill that began operating in 2024.\2\ According to the Town,
restoration of the Line will be supported by a $52 million grant
awarded through the Federal Railroad Administration's Consolidated Rail
Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program.
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\1\ See Gloster S. R.R.--Discontinuance of Service Exemption--in
Amite & Wilkinson Cntys., Miss., & E. Feliciana Par., La., AB 1051X
(STB served Dec. 14, 2009).
\2\ According to the verified notice, after receiving
authorization to discontinue service, GLSR conveyed, or attempted to
convey, by quitclaim deed interests in discrete segments of the
Line's right-of-way.
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The Town certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result
of this transaction are not expected to exceed $5 million and will not
exceed the thresholds of a Class I or Class II rail carrier. The Town
also certifies that the agreement governing the transaction does not
contain an interchange commitment.
The transaction may be consummated on or after August 21, 2026, the
effective date of the exemption. 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 August 14, 2026 (at least seven days before the exemption
becomes effective).
All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36947, 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
Gloster's representative, Stephen J. Foland, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29
North Wacker Drive, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606-3208.
According to the Town, 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: August 4, 2026.
By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Chief Counsel, Office
of Chief Counsel.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2026-16128 Filed 8-6-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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