Notice2026-19711
CSX Transportation, Inc.-Abandonment Exemption-in Hamilton County, Ohio
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Published
September 28, 2026
Issuing agencies
Surface Transportation Board
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 186 (Monday, September 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61273-61274]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19711]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. AB 55 (Sub-No. 823X)]
CSX Transportation, Inc.--Abandonment Exemption--in Hamilton
County, Ohio
CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), filed a verified notice of
exemption under 49 CFR 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to abandon
approximately 2.07 miles of rail line located between milepost BEK 2.24
and milepost BEK 4.31 on its Midwest Region, Cincinnati Terminal-
Industrial Track Subdivision in Hamilton County, Ohio (the Line). The
Line traverses U.S. Postal Service Zip Codes 45204, 45214, 45223, and
45225.
CSXT has certified that: (1) no local freight traffic has moved
over the Line for at least two years; (2) any overhead traffic on the
Line can be rerouted over other lines; (3) no formal complaint filed by
a user of rail service on the Line (or by a state or local government
on behalf of such user) regarding cessation of service over the Line is
pending with either the Surface Transportation Board (Board) or any
U.S. District Court or has been decided in favor of a complainant
within the two-year period prior to the filing of the notice; and (4)
the requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7(b) and 1105.8(c) (notice of
environmental and historic reports), 49 CFR 1105.12 (newspaper
publication), and 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to government agencies)
have been met.
As a condition to this exemption, any employee adversely affected
by the abandonment shall be protected under Oregon Short Line
Railroad--Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch Between Firth & Ammon, in
Bingham & Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To address
whether this condition adequately protects affected employees, a
petition for partial revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be filed.
Provided no formal expression of intent to file an offer of
financial assistance (OFA) has been received,\1\ this exemption will be
effective on October 28, 2026, unless stayed pending reconsideration.
Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues,\2\ formal
expressions of intent to file an OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2), and
interim trail use/railbanking requests under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be
filed by October 8, 2026.\3\ Petitions to reopen and requests for
public use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by October 19,
2026.
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\1\ Persons interested in submitting an OFA must first file a
formal expression of intent to file an offer, indicating the type of
financial assistance they wish to provide (i.e., subsidy or
purchase) and demonstrating that they are preliminarily financially
responsible. See 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2)(i).
\2\ The Board will grant a stay if an informed decision on
environmental issues (whether raised by a party or by the Board's
Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) in its independent
investigation) cannot be made before the exemption's effective date.
See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any
request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible so that the
Board may take appropriate action before the exemption's effective
date.
\3\ Filing fees for OFAs and trail use requests can be found at
49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25) and (27), respectively.
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All pleadings, referring to Docket No. AB 55 (Sub-No. 823X), 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 CSXT's representative, Louis E. Gitomer, Law Offices of Louis
E. Gitomer, LLC, 600 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 301, Towson, MD 21204.
If the verified notice contains false or misleading information,
the exemption is void ab initio.
CSXT has filed a combined environmental and historic report that
addresses the potential effects, if any, of the abandonment on the
environment and historic resources. OEA will issue a Draft
Environmental Assessment (Draft EA) by October 2, 2026. The Draft EA
will be available to interested persons on the Board's website, by
writing to OEA, or by calling OEA at (202) 245-0294. If you require an
accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please call
(202) 245-0245. Comments on environmental or historic preservation
matters must be filed within 15 days after the Draft EA becomes
available to the public.
Environmental, historic preservation, public use, or trail use/
railbanking conditions will be imposed, where appropriate, in a
subsequent decision.
Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 1152.29(e)(2), CSXT shall file
a notice of
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consummation with the Board to signify that it has exercised the
authority granted and fully abandoned the Line. If consummation has not
been effected by CSXT's filing of a notice of consummation by September
28, 2027, and there are no legal or regulatory barriers to
consummation, the authority to abandon will automatically expire.
Board decisions and notices are available at <a href="http://www.stb.gov">www.stb.gov</a>.
Decided: September 23, 2026.
By the Board, Anika S. Cooper, Chief Counsel, Office of Chief
Counsel.
Brendetta Jones,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2026-19711 Filed 9-25-26; 8:45 am]
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