FR-4915-01-P
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36791]
The Central Railroad Company of Indiana—Trackage Rights Exemption—CSX
Transportation, Inc.
The Central Railroad Company of Indiana (CIND), a Class III rail carrier, has
filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7) for CIND’s acquisition of
trackage rights pursuant to an amendment of an existing trackage rights agreement
between CIND and CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT). In 1991, CSXT granted CIND
overhead trackage rights over approximately 6 miles of rail line.1 Pursuant to a written
amendment to the 1991 agreement,2 CSXT has agreed to extend the trackage rights by
1,135 feet between Ivorydale Junction and NA Tower (+- milepost BB 7.5) to permit
CIND to interchange with the Indiana & Ohio Railway Company.3
The transaction may be consummated on or after July 27, 2024, the effective
date of the exemption (30 days after the verified notice was filed).
As a condition to this exemption, any employees affected by the exempted
transaction will be protected by the conditions imposed in Norfolk & Western Railway—
Trackage Rights—Burlington Northern, Inc., 354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in

According to the verified notice, the "Original Joint Trackage" consists of:
CSXT’s Cincinnati Terminal Subdivision via Oklahoma Track, #3 Main Track and #1
and #2 Mains and such other terminal trackage as may from time to time be specified by
CSXT, between the connection of Oklahoma Track with the Shelbyville Line near the
east end of Storrs Yard at or about milepost BC 1 and the connection of #1 Main with the
trackage of Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) at Ivorydale Junction, Ohio.
An executed, redacted version of the 1991 trackage rights agreement and
amendment were filed with the verified notice. CIND also submitted under seal an
executed, unredacted version of the agreement and amendment and filed a motion for
protective order. That motion is addressed in a separate decision.
CIND will also continue to have the ability to interchange with NSR that was
available under the original trackage rights agreement.

Mendocino Coast Railway—Lease & Operate—California Western Railroad, 360 I.C.C.
653 (1980).
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 July 19,
2024 (at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective).
All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36791, 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, S.W., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading
must be served on CIND’s representative, Eric M. Hocky, Clark Hill PLC, Two
Commerce Square, 2001 Market St., Suite 2620, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
According to CIND, 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 www.stb.gov.
Decided: July 8, 2024.
By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings.
Stefan Rice,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2024-15315 Filed: 7/11/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 7/12/2024]