CSX Transportation, Inc.-Acquisition and Operation-Rail Line of Meridian & Bigbee Railroad, L.L.C.

Resumen

The Surface Transportation Board (Board) is accepting the primary application (Application) filed October 6, 2023, by CSX Transportation Inc. (CSXT), and accepting for consideration two related filings. The Application seeks Board approval for CSXT to acquire and operate the assets comprising the rail line of Meridian & Bigbee Railroad, L.L.C. (MNBR) that runs approximately 93.68 miles between the cities of Burkville, Ala., and Myrtlewood, Ala., in Lowndes, Dallas, Wilcox and Marengo Counties (the Eastern Line). This proposal is referred to as the "Proposed Transaction." The related filings are notices of exemption seeking Board approval of transactions involving trackage rights of other carriers (Related Transactions).