RE: (erielack) NS Buffalo Line Changes (fwd)

["Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com>]

There have been rumblings that the Robey stable of railroads (Lycoming Valley, North Shore, et al.) may end up operating the Buffalo Line. In which case, the EL-schemed switchers of the North Shore might also be running on the PRR...!

	- Paul


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blue Moon Network Administrator [mailto:root_@_net.bluemoon.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 2:05 PM
> To: Erie Lackawanna Mail List
> Subject: (erielack) NS Buffalo Line Changes (fwd)
> 
> 
> 
> While bad for the PRR line this will have a good impact on 
> the Southern Tier
> Line.
> 
> J. Henry Priebe Jr.       Blue Moon President & Network Administrator
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 11:47:06 -0400
> From: Kodi Marlin
> Subject: NS Buffalo Line Changes
> 
> <excerpt><excerpt>NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY NOTICE TO 
> EMPLOYEES:
> 
> 
> Norfolk Southern Company (NSR) has filed with the Surface 
> Transportation
> 
> Board (STB) F.D. No. 34209, pursuant to the provisions of 49 C.F.R.
> 
> Parts 1180.2(d)(7) and 1180.4(g), a verified Notice of Exemption for 
> the
> 
> grant of overhead trackage rights over approximately 284.6 
> miles of the
> 
> Freight Main Lines of the Delaware & Hudson Railway Company, 
> Inc. d/b/a
> 
> Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), between Norfolk Southern's connection
> 
> with CPR at MP 752.0 near Sunbury, Pennsylvania and CPR's connection
> 
> with
> 
> the Guilford Rail System (GTI) at milepost 467.40 at 
> Mechanicville, New
> 
> York.
> 
> 
> In a related transaction, NSR has also filed with the STB in STB F.D.
> 
> No. 34225, also pursuant to 49 C.F.R. Parts 1189.2(d)(7) and 
> 1180.4(g),
> 
> a Verified Notice of Exemption for the grant of overhead trackage 
> rights
> 
> over approximately 56.7 miles of the Lehigh Line of the Reading Blue
> 
> Mountain and Northern Railroad Company (RBMN), between MP 119.3 in
> 
> Leighton Yard and MP 175.5 in Dupont, Pennsylvania.
> 
> 
> The purpose of these transactions is to permit NSR to more efficiently
> 
> access and serve customers in New York State, the New England United
> 
> States and Eastern Canadian rail market (STB F.D. No 34209) and to
> 
> efficiently route traffic between Allentown, PA and points in New York
> 
> State (STB F.D. No 34225).
> 
> 
> Implementation of this transaction is expected to result in the
> 
> following rearrangement of forces:
> 
> 
> Reductions:
> 
> 
> - Eliminate pool at Renovo, PA and release eight engineers and eight
> 
> conductors;
> 
> 
> - Eliminate the Renovo, PA extra boards consisting of two 
> engineers and
> 
> three conductors;
> 
> 
> - Eliminate three helper assignments at Olean, NY consisting of three
> 
> engineers and three conductors.
> 
> 
> - At Buffalo, NY, redirect six engineers and six conductors to service
> 
> between Buffalo, NY and Binghamton, NY.
> 
> 
> Additions:
> 
> 
> - Establish a pool of six crews at Binghamton, NY for service between
> 
> Binghamton, NY and Allentown, PA and Binghamton, NY and Enola, PA
> 
> consisting of six engineers and six conductors;
> 
> 
> - Establish extra list consisting of two engineers and two conductors 
> at
> 
> Binghamton, NY;
> 
> 
> Any employee who should be adversely affected will be entitled to the
> 
> employee protective conditions customarily prescribed by the STB in
> 
> transactions of this type.  These requirements are described in it
> 
> decisions in Norfolk and Western Ry. Co.-Trackage Rights-BN, 
> 354 I.C.C.
> 
> 605 (1978) as modified in Mendocino Coast Ry, Inc. - Lease 
> and Operate,
> 
> 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980).
> 
> 
> This notice is served pursuant to Article I, Section 4 of the 
> applicable
> 
> conditions.
> 
> 
> H.R. Mobley
> 
> </excerpt></excerpt>Assistant Vice President Labor Relations
> 
> Norfolk Southern Railway Company.
> 
> 
> 

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