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  • Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 16056
    Reading Time:about 5 minutes

    Norfolk Southern Corporation and Norfolk Southern Railway Company are asking the Surface Transportation Board for permission to take control of the Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad Company. The Board is announcing the suggested schedule for reviewing this proposal and is seeking public feedback on it. The schedule outlines the key deadlines for public comments, application reviews, and final decisions, with the entire process expected to conclude in about 300 days. The Board has also decided that 2023 will be used as the year for evaluating the impact of this acquisition.

    Simple Explanation

    Norfolk Southern wants permission from a board to take over a railroad company, and the board is making a plan to decide if this should happen, asking people what they think. They want to make sure to finish looking at this plan within a year.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 6950
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    Norfolk Southern Corporation has requested approval from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to discontinue or modify a signal system on the S line from Craggy to Morristown. The company wants to stop using a traffic control system in this area because it's no longer needed for operations and plans to change several automatic signals. The FRA is accepting comments on this proposal until March 11, 2021, and people can submit their thoughts through various methods like online, fax, mail, or in-person delivery. If anyone wants a public hearing, they must request it before the comment deadline.

    Simple Explanation

    Norfolk Southern wants to change or stop using certain train signals on a specific track because they think they don't need them anymore, and people can tell the train people what they think by sending messages until March 11.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 9992
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    Norfolk Southern Corporation has submitted a request to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) asking to discontinue or change the signal system on a section of tracks from milepost 10.3 to milepost 144.4 on the Dry Fork Branch of the Blue Ridge Division. This change would involve removing the existing traffic control system in this area and switching to a different method of operation. The public is invited to view details of this request and send any comments or concerns to the FRA by April 5, 2021. If the public wants a hearing on this matter, they must submit their reasons in writing before the end of the comment period.

    Simple Explanation

    Norfolk Southern wants to change how they control trains on some tracks and have asked for permission. People can look at their plan and say if they like it or not by a certain date.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 6951
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    Norfolk Southern Corporation has asked the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for permission to change a signal system. They want to discontinue an automatic block signal and traffic control system on a section of railway in North Carolina. Norfolk Southern says this change is needed because these systems are no longer necessary for their operations. The public can submit comments or ask for a public hearing about this proposed change before March 11, 2021.

    Simple Explanation

    Norfolk Southern wants to stop using some train signals in North Carolina. People can tell the government what they think about this plan before March 11, 2021.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 10615
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) has submitted a petition to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to waive certain rules related to train control systems on a section of their railway. They want permission to use locomotives equipped with positive train control (PTC) but not cab signal systems in specific areas. The public is encouraged to submit comments regarding this petition, and the government will consider all communications received by April 8, 2021. Comments will be made available online for public review.

    Simple Explanation

    Norfolk Southern, a train company, is asking for special permission to use certain train safety systems differently on their tracks, and people have until April 8, 2021, to say what they think about this request.