Missouri Pacific Railroad CompanyAbandonment and Discontinuance Of Operations Exemptionin Houston, Harris County, TX; Houston Belt & Terminal Railway CompanyDiscontinuance of Operations Exemptionin Houston, Harris County TX

摘要

Under 49 U.S.C. 10502, the Board exempts Missouri Pacific Railroad Company and Houston Belt & Terminal Railway Company from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10903 to permit them, respectively, to abandon and discontinue operations and discontinue operations over a 0.52-mile rail segment of the Columbia Tap Branch (Columbia Tap) extending from the end of the line at E.S. 261+00 to E.S. 288+60 near Houston, \1\ and from the offer of financial assistance requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10904 and the public use requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10905, subject to standard employee protective conditions. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------