Heffner_dh3.doc

June 2, 2000

VIA FACSIMILE

John D. Heffner, Esq.
Rea, Cross & Auchincloss
1707 L Street NW, Suite 570
Washington, DC 20036

RE: STB Docket AB-No. 564, Camas Prairie’s Abandonment of the Grangeville Line

Dear Mr. Heffner:

Pursuant to our telephone conversation of Tuesday, May 30, could you please advise me as soon as possible when I might expect delivery of copies of right of way maps, property deeds, and other real estate documents pertaining to the Railroad’s ownership of the right-of-way. To expedite delivery, my Fed Ex number is 1156-4264-2. I would also like a set of the maps and the property deeds Fed Ex’ed to my real estate expert, Ed Morse at 2101 Lakewood Drive, Suite 225, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83814-2675. In addition, I would like to receive information regarding any derailments since RailNet acquired ownership of the line in 1998.

We also discussed providing Mr. Morse access to the right-of-way. I have asked him to contact Mr. Kevin Spradlin in Lewiston to arrange the inspection.

I look forward to hearing from you. You can contact me at [phone].

Sincerely yours,

Donald L. Howell, II
Deputy Attorney General

Enclosures

cc: Ed Morse

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