20200121Abandonment Exemption Letter.pdf

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January 15, 2020
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
PO Box 837720
Boise, ID 83720-007 4 hP--k- *o-ot
STB Docket No. AB-1252 (Sub-No.2X)
Eastern Idaho Railroad, L.L.C. - Abandonment Exemption -In Bonneville Countv.Idaho
Dear Sir/Madam:
On or about January 28, 2020, Eastenl ldaho Railroad, L.L.C. ("EIRR) intends to file rvitlr dre
Surface Transportation Board, Washington, DC (the "tloard"), a notice of exemption under 49 C.F.R. Part
I 152, Subpart F - Exentpt Abondonnrcnts and Disconlinuunces of Service and Tracknge Rights to permit the
abandonment of an approximately 0.64-mile segrnerrt of a railroad knorvn generally as the "Old Butte Main
Line" located in ldaho Falls, Bonneville County, ldaho. from milepost 184.26 (near Yellorvstone Highway at
the junction with Union Pacific Railroad Company), to nrilepost 184.90 (no(h of the grade crossing with W.
Broadway Street) (the "Line"). The Line traverses United States Postal Service ZIP Code 83402. The
proceeding will be docketed as STB Docket No. AB-1252 (Sub-No. 2X). A map depicting the Line is
enclosed herewifi.
The exemption procedures set forth at $ I152.50 will be invoked in this case because no local trafTic
has moved over the Line for at least two years, and overhead traffic (if any) can be diverted to other routes.
Based on information in our possession, the Line does not contain federally-granted rights-of-way. Any
documentation in the railroad's possession regarding federrlly-granted right-of-way will be made available
p,-oinFtly t,i those rcquesting it.
Sincerely,
R4.
Robert A.Wimbish
Attorney for Eastern [daho Railroad. L.L.C.
Enclosure
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Re:
Ifyou have any questions about the abrndonment nolice of exemption that EIRR plans soon to file,
please review tlre applicable regulations or contact me at 312-252-1504 or the Surface Transpoftation Board,
395 E Street SW Washington, DC 20423-0001; TEL:. [phone].
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