20060420Howell letter.pdf

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STATE OF IDAHO
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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
LAWRENCE G- WASDEN
April 20, 2006
Robert W. Larson, President
Oregon Pacific & Eastern Railroad Company
161 Millsview Lane
Roseburg, OR 97470
RE:Abandonment of the BNSF Right-of-Way
Dear Mr. Larson:
Pursuant to our telephone conversation yesterday, I have enclosed for your review a copy of the
Idaho Public Utilities Commission s abandonment notice. As indicated in the notice, the
majority of the trackin this 2.12-milesegmentwas removed in the 1980s. Consequently,this
rail segment was effectively abandoned nearly 20 years ago ' and thereareno shippers ontheliIie.
r have attached a map ofthe line to be abandoned (in bold).
As I mentioned in our conversation, you may be more interested in the existing track beginning
at milepost 12.33 and continuing on to Spokane, Washington. This segment of track runs along
the Coeur d' Alene River and does contain several existing shippers.
If you do file an offer of financial assistance with the Surface Transportation Board, please send
me a copy. If you have further questions, you may call me or Ron Law, the Commission
Executive Administrator, at [phone].
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Donald L. Howell, II
Deputy Attorney General
Enclosures
cc:Ron Law
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Contracts & Administrative Law Division, Idaho Public Utilities Commission
O- Box 83720, Boise, Idaho 83720-0074, Telephone: [phone], FAX: [phone], E-mail: IpucifYpuc_state.id.
- Located at 472 West Washington St, Boise, Idaho 83702