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 ×›€toÐ   	 ê:   Ðabandon€œone„half›€mile€segment€of€the€New€Meadows€Branch,€near€œWeiser›,€Idaho.€€On€July8,€1996,Ïthe€Commission€issued€a€Notice€of€Application€and€Notice€of€Modified€Procedure€seekingÏcomments€concerning€the€potential€effect€of€the€abandonment€on€shippers,€customers€and€nearbyÏœcommunities.€€Commission€Staff€filed€comments€summarizing€its€investigation€on€the€proposedÏabandonment.€€No€other€parties€filed€comments.›€€Based€on€the€œreview›€of€the€record,€the€CommissionÏhas€determined€not€to€protest€the€proposed€abandonment€before€the€Surface€Transportation€Board.ÌÌà@    ˆˆ% ì àòòDISCUSSIONóóˆÐ   	 *z(   Ðà    4 àOn€June€24,€1996,€Union€Pacific€Railroad€Company€notified€the€Commission€that€itÏintends€to€abandon€a€half€mile€segment€of€the€New€Meadows€Branch€near€Weiser€in€WashingtonÏCounty,€Idaho.€€Union€Pacific€claims€the€trackage€proposed€for€abandonment€is€an€end€portion€ofÏœthe€€rail›€line,€located€from€milepost€0.5€to€milepost€1.0€near€Weiser.€This€trackage€is€known€as€theÏNew€Meadows€œBranch.›€(See€attached€map.)€€œÌà    4 àUnion›€Pacific€claims€there€have€been€no€freight€shipments€originating€or€terminating€overÏthis€line€for€at€least€two€years.€€The€Railroad€further€asserts€there€are€no€œshippers€on€this€segment€ofÏthe€track›€œand›€œno›€foreseeable€possibility€of€future€rail€traffic€moving€over€this€portion€of€the€branch.€ÏConsequently,€the€Railroad€claims€retention€of€this€segment€of€branch€is€not€cost€justified.€€€UnionÐ   	 Ò("$:   ÐPacific€further€asserts€that€the€rail€station€at€Weiser,€located€at€milepost€0.0,€€is€not€affected€by€thisÏabandonment€and€rail€service€will€continue€at€Weiser.Ìà    4 à€œCommission€Staff›€conducted€an€investigationÔ ‡  XÞè  X  X XÞè Ô€to€determine€the€potential€impact€theÐ   	 €Ð   Ðproposed€abandonment€would€have€on€the€area€and€local€œshippersÔ# †  XÞè  X  X XÞè  # Ô.€€On›€June€25,€1996,€Ô ‡  XÞè  X  X XÞè ÔStaffÔ# †  XÞè  X  X XÞèæ  # ÔÔ ‡  XÞè  X  X XÞè Ô€traveledÐ   	 è8   Ðto€the€City€of€Weiser€to€identify€the€trackage€and€talk€to€local€businesses.Ô# †  XÞè  X  X XÞè-  # ÔÔ ‡  XÞè  X  X XÞè Ô€Staff€found€that€thisÐ   	 P
    Ðsegment€of€trackage€has€few€adjacent€businesses,€being€mostly€bordered€by€residential€andÏundeveloped€property.€Staff€could€not€find€any€shippers€using€this€portion€of€the€œrail€line.›€StaffÏcontacted€the€U.S.€Forest€Ranger€Station,€which€is€located€near€the€intersection€of€the€œU.S.›€HighwayÏ95€and€the€trackage€proposed€for€abandonment.€€Employees€at€the€Ranger€Station€stated€that€theyÏwere€unaware€of€anyone€using€this€portion€of€the€œrail€line›€œand,€to›€their€œknowledge,›€œhas›€not€been€usedÏfor€several€years.€€Staff€also€œcontacted›€Mr.€Jack€McDaniel€of€McDaniel€Construction€whose€businessÏis€located€adjacent€to€the€tracks.€Although€he€is€not€a€shipper,€Mr.€McDaniel€stated€that€to€hisÏœknowledge,›€the€tracks€have€not€been€used€for€shipping€for€at€least€two€years.Ìà    4 àStaff€also€contacted€community€and€state€officials€concerning€the€proposed€abandonment.€ÏœThe›€œCity›€of€Weiser€and€the€Washington€County€œCommissionÔ# †  XÞè  X  X XÞèÙ  # ÔÔ ‡  XÞè  X  X XÞè Ôers›€informed€Staff€that€they€did€notÐ   	 `°   Ðoppose€the€œabandonment.ñ8ñ€€ñ8ñMr.›€Ron€Kerr,€a€state€rail€planner€for€the€Idaho€Transportation€œDepartmentñ:ñÏ(ITD)ñ:ñ,›€indicated€that€œñ9ñITDñ9ññ 9ñ›the€Departmentñ9ñ›€is€working€on€œa›€œU.S.›€95€Weiser€bypass€project€that€will€expand€part€of€œU.S.›Ï95€near€this€proposed€abandonment.€€Mr.€Kerr€stated€that€he€could€not€see€any€adverse€effects€to€theÏhighway€project€by€the€proposed€abandonment€and€that€most€likely€it€could€benefit€the€projectÏbecause€a€rail€crossing€will€be€eliminated.€€The€Historical€Society€informed€Staff€that€the€branch€isÏnot€eligible€for€the€National€Register€of€Historic€Places.€€Ìà    4 à€Finally,€Staff€contacted€Idaho€Northern€and€Pacific€Railroad€about€the€proposedÏabandonment.€€Idaho€Northern€œindicated›€that€it€did€not€use€this€half€mile€stretch€and€therefore€œdoes›Ïnot€oppose€the€œabandonment.€›ÌÔ# †  XÞè  X  X XÞèñ  # ÔÔ ‡  XÞè  X  X XÞè Ôà    4 à€Ô# †  XÞè  X  X XÞèÅ  # ÔÔ ‡  XÞè  X  X XÞè ÔStaff€œconcludeñ ;ñsñ;ññ<ñdñ<ñ›€that€abandonment€of€this€half€mile€stub€of€the€line€will€have€no€adverseÐ   	 p&À!0   Ðœeffect›€on€the€communities€originally€served€by€the€lines,€nor€will€it€impair€access€to€the€communityÏof€vital€goods€and€services.€€Staff€is€aware€of€no€parties€who€oppose€the€abandonment€and€could€notÏfind€any€shippers€that€would€be€affected€by€the€proposed€abandonment.Ô# †  XÞè  X  X XÞè  # ÔÐ   	 ¨*ø%6   Ðœñ=ñÌñ=ñ›Ð   	 x-È(:   Ðà@    TT# ì àòòF€I€N€D€I€N€G€SóóˆÐ   	 °      Ðà    4 àAuthority€to€grant€or€deny€abandonment€rests€solely€with€the€Surface€TransportationÏBoard.€€However,€pursuant€to€òòIdaho€Codeóó€ðð62„424,€this€Commission€conducts€an€independentÐ   	 €Ð   Ðreview€to€determine€whether€abandonment€would€adversely€affect€Idahoððs€public€interest.€€MoreÏspecifically,€the€Commission€is€required€pursuant€to€òòIdaho€Codeóó€ðð62„424,€to€determine€whether€theÐ   	 P
    Ðabandonment:ÌÓ       €  ÓÓ'   ° 4 `	  %° 4 ' Óà0    4 à1.à8    `	4(#4(# àWould€adversely€affect€the€area€being€served;Ð     p `	ü!`	ü!  ÐÌà0    4 à2.à8    `	4(#4(# àWhether€there€is€reason€to€believe€that€the€closure€would€impair€the€access€ofÐ   	  P
   ÐIdaho€communities€to€vital€goods€and€services€and€market€access€to€thoseÏcommunities,€and;Ð    `	ü!`	ü!  ÐÌà0    4 à3.à8    `	4(#4(# àWhether€the€line€has€potential€for€profitability.Ð    À `	ü!`	ü!  ÐÌÓ    €     Óà    4 àIf€the€Commission€finds€that€the€following€criteria€have€been€met,€then€it€may€transmitÏa€report€of€its€findings€to€the€Surface€Transportation€Board€on€behalf€of€the€people€of€the€state€ofÏIdaho.Ìœòòa.›€€Affect€on€area€being€servedóóÐ   	 Ø(   Ðà    4 àUpon€reviewing€œthe›€comments€provided€by€Union€Pacific€and€Commission€Staff,€we€findÏthat€service€to€the€nearby€community€of€Weiser€will€not€be€affected€by€the€abandonment€of€this€halfÏmile€stub.€€Union€Pacific€œindicated›€that€the€rail€station€at€Weiser,€located€at€milepost€0.0,€€is€notÏaffected€by€this€abandonment.€€Union€Pacific€will€continue€service€at€Weiser€through€its€main€line.€ÏIdaho€Northern€and€Pacific€Railroad€indicated€that€they€did€not€use€this€portion€of€the€track€and€didÏnot€oppose€the€abandonment.€€Based€on€our€review€of€the€record,€we€find€that€the€abandonmentÏwould€not€adversely€affect€the€area€being€served.Ìœòòb.›€€Access€to€vital€goods€and€servicesóóÐ   	 $h*   Ðà    4 àThe€next€issue€we€consider€is€whether€the€abandonment€would€impair€access€to€vitalÏgoods€and€services.€€€Commission€Staff€could€not€find€any€shipper€that€would€be€affected€by€theÏabandonment€and€community€members€indicated€œthey›€had€not€seen€any€use€of€these€tracks€for€theÏlast€two€years.€€The€œCity›€of€Weiser€and€the€Washington€County€Commissioners€did€not€oppose€theÏœabandonment,›€nor€filed€œa€protest.›€We€note€the€lack€of€protest€from€any€parties€including€shippers.ÏAs€œmentioned›€above,€rail€service€to€Weiser€is€still€available€and€the€rail€station€at€milepost€0.0€willÐ   	 ˆ,Ø'6   Ðnot€be€affect€by€this€abandonment.€€Therefore,€we€find€that€the€abandonment€would€not€impairÏaccess€to€vital€goods€and€services.Ìœòòc.›€€Potential€for€profitabilityóóÐ   	 €Ð   Ðà    4 àœThe€final€issue€we€consider€is€if€the€track€proposed€to€be€abandoned€has€potential€forÏprofitability.€€Union›€Pacific€claims€there€have€been€no€shippers€or€receivers€of€freight€using€this€trackÏfor€at€least€two€years.€€They€further€assert€that€lack€of€local€usage€would€indicate€that€it€is€doubtfulÏthere€would€ever€be€future€traffic€sufficient€to€justify€the€cost€necessary€to€sustain€rail€operationsÏover€this€very€short€segment€of€track.€€Commission€Staff€œnotes›€that€currently€the€Idaho€DepartmentÏof€Transportation€is€working€on€a€bypass€project€to€expand€the€highway€near€Weiser€and€theÏabandonment€of€this€line€will€eliminate€a€road€crossing€over€U.S.€95.€€Commission€Staff€claims€thatÏby€eliminating€this€rail€crossing€it€œmay›€reduce€the€cost€for€the€expansion€of€œ€the€U.S.›€95€bypassÏproject€near€Weiser.€€Given€these€facts,€we€conclude€that€this€branch€has€little€potential€forÏprofitability.ÌÌà@    00 ì àòòULTIMATE€FINDINGS€OF€FACTS€AND€CONCLUSIONS€OF€LAWóóˆÐ   	 `°   Ðà    4 àWe€find€that€criteria€of€òòIdaho€Codeóó€ðð62„424€have€not€been€met.€€Therefore,€theÐ   	 È   ÐCommission€will€not€file€an€opposition€to€the€proposed€abandonment€of€the€œhalf€mile›€segment€of€theÏNew€Meadows€œBranch›€near€Weiser€with€the€Surface€Transportation€Board.Ìœñ >ñÌÌñ>ñ›Ìà@    & ì àòòO€R€D€E€RóóˆÐ   	 h¸&   Ðà    4 àIT€IS€HEREBY€ORDERED€that€for€the€reasons€set€forth€herein,€the€Commission€willÏnot€oppose€the€abandonment€of€the€half€mile€segment€of€the€New€Meadows€œBranch›€near€Weiser.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.€Ô ‡  XÎ¡  X  X XÎ¡ ÔUP„RR„96„1Ô# †  XÎ¡  X  X XÎ¡ž*  # ÔÐ   	 %X .   Ðmay€petition€for€reconsideration€within€twenty„one€(21)€days€of€the€service€date€of€this€Order€withÏregard€to€any€matter€decided€in€this€Order€or€in€interlocutory€Orders€previously€issued€in€this€CaseÏNo.€Ô ‡  XÎ¡  X  X XÎ¡ ÔUP„RR„96„1Ô# †  XÎ¡  X  X XÎ¡Ì+  # Ô.€€Within€seven€(7)€days€after€any€person€has€petitioned€for€reconsideration,€anyÐ   	 @)$4   Ðâ
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