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 1   - ÐÌÌÓ    €     ÓÓ$   ° 4 «	  %° $ ÓœÌ›à    4 àÔ# †  Xœv  X  X Xœv  # ÔÔ ‡  Xœv  X  X Xœv ÔOn€œDecember›€6,€1995,€the€Union€Pacific€Railroad€Company€(Union€Pacific)€notified€thisÐ   	 Ú*   ÐCommission€that€it€intended€to€submit€formal€application€to€the€Surface€Transportation€Board€toÏabandon€17.5€miles€of€the€Maddens€branch€located€in€Canyon€and€Gem€Counties.€€On€December26,Ï1995,€the€Commission€issued€a€Notice€of€Application€and€Notice€of€Modified€Procedure€seekingÏcomments€concerning€potential€effects€of€the€abandonment€on€shippers,€customers€and€nearbyÏcommunities.€€Ô# †  Xœv  X  X Xœv6  # ÔÔ ‡  Xœv  X  X Xœv ÔThe€Commission€also€conducted€a€public€hearing€in€Emmett,€Idaho€to€determine€whatÐ   	 â2#   Ðœeffect›€the€abandonment€would€have€on€the€œcommunities›€served€by€€the€Maddens€branch.€€Based€onÏthe€evidence€submitted€at€the€hearing€and€throughout€the€course€of€this€case,€the€Commission€hasÏdetermined€not€to€protest€the€proposed€abandonment€before€the€Surface€Transportation€Board.€€ÌÌòòà@    && ì àCOMMENTS€AND€TESTIMONYˆÐ   	 ê:-   Ðóóà    4 àPursuant€to€the€notice€of€Modified€Procedure,€the€Commission€received€comments€fromÐ   	 R!¢/   Ðthe€Commission€Staff,€Union€Pacific€and€œthe€United›€Transportation€Union€Idaho€Legislative€BoardÏ(Union€œBoard).€€Ô# †  Xœv  X  X Xœvh  # ÔÔ ‡  Xœv  X  X Xœv ÔThe›€Union€Board€€requested€a€public€hearing€in€this€matter.Ô# †  Xœv  X  X Xœv]
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  # ÔÔ ‡  Xœv  X  X Xœv ÔOn€February7,€1996,Ð   	 "$r3   Ðthe€Commission€issued€a€Notice€of€Hearing€and€appointed€a€hearing€examiner€to€conduct€theÏproceedings€pursuant€to€òòIdaho€Codeóó€ðð61„211.Ô&  h Ô€€The€hÔ'  hò&ö   Ôearing€was€conducted€February20,€1996,€inÐ   	 ò&B"7   ÐEmmett,€Idaho,€by€hearing€examiner€Donald€L.€Howell,€II.€€The€Union€Board€represented€by€JamesÏT.€Mular€and€the€Commission€Staff,€represented€by€Deputy€Attorney€General€Susan€E.€Hamlin,Ïpresented€testimony,€and€members€of€the€public€gave€statements€on€the€record.€œÔ# †  Xœv  X  X Xœv  # ÔÔ ‡  Xœv  X  X Xœv ÔòòÐ   	 *+z&=   ÐÐ	   	 ’,â'?   Ðñ †ññ…ñÑ €  ŸP  Ññ…ññ†ña.€Union€Pacific›Ìóóà    4 àUnion€Pacific€provided€the€œCommission€with›€copies€of€œits›€combined€environmental€andÐ   	 h   Ðhistorical€report€œfiled›€œwith›€the€Surface€Transportation€Board.€A€representative€was€present€at€theÏEmmett€hearing,€œbut›€chose€not€to€present€œtestimony.€€Union€Pacific€states€the€trackage€proposed€forÏabandonment€is€from€milepost€7€near€Maddens€to€milepost€24.7€near€Emmett,€known€as€theÏMaddens€Branch.€›€In€the€report,€Union€Pacific€indicates€that€Idaho€œNorthern€&€Pacific›€œRailroadÏ(Idaho€Northern)›€will€continue€to€serve€shippers€near€Emmett€from€the€Payette/Cascade€line.€€œTheÏreport€further€states›€that€Union€Pacific€will€serve€shippers€near€Maddens€from€the€Nampa€line.€ÏUnion€Pacific€also€claims€that€there€have€been€no€freight€shippers€or€local€traffic€originated€orÏterminated€over€this€line€segment€for€at€least€the€past€two€years€and€that€there€are€no€shippers€on€theÏœsegment›€œof€trackage€proposed€Ô# †  Xœv  X  X Xœv‡  # ÔÔ ‡  Xœv  X  X Xœv Ôto€be€abandoned.òòÐ   	 À   ÐÌóóòòb.€Union€Board›óóòòÐ   	 à   Ðà    4 àóóThe€Union€Board€filed€comments€with€the€Commission€and€œpresented€the›€œtestimony€of›Ð   	 øH   ÐDale€œWheeler,›€œthe€Director€of€the€Union€Board.€€The€Union€Board€claims€that€the€proposedÏabandonment€could€drastically€affect€shippers,€because€it€would€leave€only›€one€other€rail€œline›€œwhich,›Ïif€it€goes€out€of€œservice,›€œwould›€leave€many€shippers€land€locked.€€The€Union€Board€stated€that€theÏonly€way€to€get€rail€cars€from€Cascade,€Horseshoe€Bend€or€Emmett€is€over€the€Payette€ValleyÏBranch.€€The€Board€claims€that€where€Idaho€Northern€Railroad€meets€with€Union€Pacific€at€Payette,Ïthe€switch€connecting€to€Union€Pacificððs€main€line€was€spiked€or€disabled€from€main€line€movement.€ÏThe€Board€claims€that€with€the€switch€spiked€at€Payette€and€Union€Pacificððs€storage€of€rail€cars€onÏthe€Idaho€Northern€Branch,€shippers€and€Idaho€Northern€Railroad€would€be€land€locked.€€Mr.ÏWheeler€testified€that€he€has€personally€observed€rail€cars€passed€over€the€Maddens€Branch€in€theÏpast€two€years.€€He€did€not€know€whether€the€rail€cars€originated€as€local€traffic€or€whether€the€railÏcars€were€passing€through€the€branch€as€overhead€œtraffic.òòÐ   	 p&À!0   ÐÌóóòòc.€Commission€Staffóóòò›Ð   	 @)$4   Ðà    4 àóóStaff€filed€comments€with€the€Commission€and€œpresented€the›€testimony€of€Ron€Law€andÐ   	 ¨*ø%6   ÐRonald€Kerr€at€the€Emmett€hearing.€€Mr.€œLaw,›€the€Director€of€œthe€Commissionððs€Regulated›€CarrierÏœDivision,›€œtestified›€that€the€abandonment€of€the€line€will€have€no€adverse€affect€œon›€the€communitiesÐ   	 x-È(:   Ðoriginally€served€by€the€line,€nor€would€it€impair€the€access€of€the€communities€to€vital€goods€andÏservices€so€long€as€the€Payette€Valley€branch€remains€operational€and€open.€€Staff€could€not€find€anÏactive€rail€shipper€located€on€the€portion€of€the€line€slated€for€abandonment.€œ€Staff›€testified€that€thereÏappears€to€be€very€little€if€any€potential€for€profitability€if€the€line€is€kept€œopen.€€Furthermore,€StaffÏnoted€that›€members€of€the€community€did€not€oppose€the€œabandonment.€›€Ô# †  X|3  X  X X|3þ  # ÔÔ ‡  X|3  X  X X|3 ÔStaff€confirmed€that€the€railÐ   	 P
    Ðswitch€at€Payette,€giving€the€Payette€Valley€branch€access€to€the€Union€Pacific€main€line,€was€brieflyÏspiked€for€repairs€but€has€been€returned€to€full€œservice.€€Staff›€œfeels€that›€even€if€the€Maddens€branchÏline€were€to€remain€open,€it€would€receive€little€if€any€use€as€long€as€the€Payette€Valley€Line€remainsÏoperational.€Ô# †  X|3  X  X X|3Ô  # ÔÔ ‡  X|3  X  X X|3 ÔÐ   	 ð@   Ðà    4 àMr.€Kerr€works€for€the€Idaho€Transportation€Department€as€the€state€rail€planner.€€HisÏduties€include€examining€rail€systems€through€the€state€of€Idaho.€€He€testified€at€the€hearing€that€theÏabandonment€would€not€have€an€adverse€impact€on€the€area€being€served€because€rail€service€wouldÏstill€be€provided€by€Idaho€Northern€at€Emmett€and€Union€Pacific€at€Maddens.€€He€also€stated€thatÏthere€is€little€potential€for€profitability€because€œno€current€rail€shippers€are€using€the€branch.€€ÌÌòòd.€Public€TestimonyóóÔ# †  X|3  X  X X|3  # ÔÔ ‡  X|3  X  X X|3 ÔÐ   	 È   Ðà    4 àApproximately€three€members€of€the€public€gave€comments€on€the€proposedÏabandonment.€€Several€stated€that€they€had€witnessed€rail€cars€passing€through€on€the€MaddensÏbranch€in€the€past€two€years.€€They€did€not€believe,€however,€that€the€cars€had€originated€on€the€lineÏin€question.€€The€public€confirmed€that€there€had€been€a€fire€caused€by€Idaho€Northern€on€Freeze„OutÏHill€in€1994.€€Ô# †  X|3  X  X X|3ó  # ÔÔ ‡  X|3  X  X X|3 Ô€None€of€the€members€of€the€public€who€testified€were€active€shippers€on€the€MaddensÐ   	 Ð  (   Ðbranch.Ô# †  X|3  X  X X|3×  # ÔÔ ‡  X|3  X  X X|3 ÔòòÐ   	 8"ˆ*   ÐÓ      €  ÓÌà@    & ì àFINDINGSˆÌóóÌÓ   €    À    Óà    4 àÔ# †  X|3  X  X X|3‰   # ÔÔ ‡  X|3  X  X X|3 Ôà    «	 àThe€authority€to€grant€or€deny€the€abandonment€rests€solely€with€the€SurfaceÐ   	 p&À!/   ÐTransportation€Board.€€However,€pursuant€to€òòIdaho€Codeóó€ðð62„424,€this€Commission€conducts€anÐ   	 Ø'(#1   Ðindependent€review€to€determine€whether€abandonment€would€adversely€affect€Idahoððs€publicÏinterests.€€More€specifically,€the€Commission€is€required€pursuant€to€òòIdaho€Codeóó€ðð€62„424,€toÐ   	 ¨*ø%5   Ðdetermine€whether€the€abandonment:€€Ó       €  Óñ ‡ñÌñ‡ññˆñÌñˆñÐ   	  -P(8   Ðñ †ñÑ   ŸP  ÑÑ   ,X ÑÑ
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 Ññ†ñà    4 à1.à    «	 àwould€adversely€affect€the€area€being€served;€Ð   	 °      ÐÌà    4 à2.à0    «	 àwhether€there€is€reason€to€believe€that€the€closure€would€impair€the€access€of€Idaho€Ð   	 à   Ðcommunities€to€vital€goods€and€services€and€market€access€to€those€communities,Ïand;Ð    «	(#«	(#  ÐÌÓ    €     Óà    4 à3.à    «	 àwhether€the€line€has€potential€for€profitability.€€Ð   	 P
    Ðòòà    4 àóóÔ# †  X|3  X  X X|38!  # ÔÔ ‡  X|3  X  X X|3 ÔIf€the€Commission€finds€that€the€foregoing€criteria€have€been€met,€then€it€may€transmitÐ   	 ¸   Ða€report€of€its€findings€to€the€Surface€Transportation€Board€on€behalf€of€the€people€of€the€state€ofÏIdaho.ñ ‰ñÌñ‰ñÌòòa.€Affect€on€area€being€servedóóÐ   	 ð@   ÐÔ# †  X|3  X  X X|3¡%  # ÔÔ ‡  X|3  X  X X|3 Ôà    4 àUpon€reviewing€the€testimony€provided€by€the€Union€Board,€Commission€Staff,€and€theÐ   	 X¨   Ðpublic,€the€hearing€examiner€found€that€service€will€continue€to€be€provided€to€the€communitiesÏserved€by€the€Payette€Valley€branch,€including€the€communities€of€Emmett€and€Horseshoe€Bend.€ÏHe€further€found€that€the€shippers€in€the€area€received€notice€of€Union€Pacificððs€Application€andÏnotice€of€the€hearing.€€He€noted€that€no€shippers€appeared€at€this€hearing€to€protest€the€abandonmentÏindicating€that€they€did€not€oppose€this€abandonment.€€Thus,€he€found€that€the€abandonment€wouldÏnot€adversely€affect€the€area€being€served.€€Based€on€our€review€of€the€record€we€concur€with€thisÏfinding.ÌÌòòb.€Access€to€vital€goods€and€servicesóóÐ   	  P"   Ðà    4 àWith€regard€to€whether€the€abandonment€would€impair€access€to€vital€goods€and€service,Ïthe€hearing€examiner€gave€the€same€rationale€as€above€again€noting€the€lack€of€shippersðð€protest€andÏtheir€conspicuous€absence€from€the€hearing.€€He€also€found€that€the€Mayors€of€Middleton€andÏEmmett,€as€well€as€the€Gem€County€Commissioners,€did€not€oppose€the€abandonment€nor€did€theyÏfile€a€protest.€€The€Commission€Staff€indicated€that€only€one€businessman,€Joe€Martinez€of€J&LÏIndependent€Supplies€in€Middleton,€indicated€that€he€may€want€to€use€the€rail€lines€in€the€future.€ÏHowever,€the€hearing€examiner€noted€that€J&L€Independent€Supplies€did€not€file€a€protest€to€thisÏabandonment€and€found€that€J&L€Independent€Supplies€was€not€currently€a€shipper€using€these€railÏlines.€€Therefore,€the€hearing€examiner€found€that€the€abandonment€would€not€impair€access€to€vitalÏgoods€and€services.€€Based€on€our€review€of€the€record€we€find€the€facts€to€be€as€stated€and€we€findÏit€reasonable€to€adopt€the€hearing€examinerððs€findings.ñ „ñÌñ‚ñÐ	   	 €Ð   Ðñ‚ññ„ñÐ   	 x-È(8   Ðòòc.€Potential€for€profitabilityóóÐ   	 °      Ðà    4 àWhen€discussing€the€final€criterion€on€the€potential€for€profitability,€the€hearing€examinerÏfound€that€ð ðoverheadðð€rail€traffic€has€moved€over€this€line€in€the€past€two€years.€€However,€the€railÏtraffic€that€has€moved€over€this€branch€was€not€local€traffic.€€Local€traffic€was€defined€as€rail€trafficÏthat€originates€from€the€branch€proposed€for€abandonment.€€The€hearing€examiner€held€that€no€localÏtraffic€has€moved€over€this€line€in€the€past€two€years.Ìà    4 àThe€hearing€examiner€also€found,€that€when€Idaho€Northern€leased€this€trackage€fromÏUnion€Pacific,€it€originally€used€one€locomotive€to€take€cargo€over€this€branch.€€However,€becauseÏthe€Freeze„Out€Hill€near€Emmett€is€so€steep,€Idaho€Northern€added€additional€locomotives€as€theÏnumber€of€rail€cars€increased.€€The€additional€locomotives,€coupled€with€the€larger€trains,€caused€aÏfire€on€the€Freeze„Out€Hill€area€in€1994.€€Idaho€Northern€received€a€bill€from€the€Bureau€of€LandÏManagement€for€$68,000€as€the€result€of€this€fire.€€Therefore,€he€concluded,€that€using€additionalÏlocomotives€ñ €ñareñ€ñññisññ€more€expensive,€causes€more€wear€and€tear€on€the€tracks€and€requires€moreÏmaintenance.€€Idaho€Northern€indicated€that€it€would€use€the€alternative€route€of€the€Payette€Valley€Ïbranch€to€avoid€the€danger€of€igniting€fires€from€the€locomotives.€€Therefore,€the€hearing€officerÏconcluded€that€this€branch€line€had€little€potential€for€profitability.€€Based€on€our€review€of€theÏrecord€we€find€it€reasonable€to€adopt€the€hearing€examinerððs€findings.ÌÌà@    hh ì àòòULTIMATE€FINDINGS€OF€FACT€AND€CONCLUSIONS€OF€LAWóóˆÐ   	  P$   Ðà    4 àWe€find€that€the€criteria€of€òòIdaho€Codeóó€ðð€62„424€have€not€been€met.€€Therefore,€theÐ   	 h¸&   ÐCommission€will€not€file€an€opposition€of€the€proposed€abandonment€of€the€Maddens€branch€withÏthe€Surface€Transportation€Board.€Ô# †  X|3  X  X X|3ÿ&  # Ôñ ƒñÐ   	  #ð,   ÐñƒñÐ   	 8"ˆ*   Ðòòà@    & ì àO€R€D€E€RóóˆÐ   	  #ð,   Ðà    4 àIT€IS€HEREBY€ORDERED€that,€for€the€reasons€set€forth€herein,€the€Commission€willÏnot€oppose€the€abandonment€of€the€Maddens€branch.ÌÓu  [ °    X ° 4 `	 ¸  h À  p È   x Ð  (# €% Ø' 0* ˆ, à. 81 3 è5 @8 ˜: ð< H?  A° 4 «	 u Óà    4 àTHIS€IS€A€FINAL€ORDER.€€Any€person€interested€in€this€Order€(or€in€issues€finallyÏdecided€by€this€Order)€or€in€interlocutory€Orders€previously€issued€in€this€Case€No.€UP-RR-95„2Ïmay€petition€for€reconsideration€within€twenty„one€(21)€days€of€the€service€date€of€this€Order€withÏâ
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