BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY SECRETARIAL LETTERS RAILROAD SAFETY DIVISION Please call the Commission s file room (717-787-1013) for the official report DOCKET # MONTH/YEAR AUGUST 2005 CAPTION TYPE OF ACTION DATE OF SECRETARIAL LETTER A-00121622 - Application of the August 4, 2005 Borough of Tamaqua for crossing (DOT 591 352 K) where Broad Street (S. R. 0209) crosses, at grade, a single track of Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad Company, located in the Borough of Tamaqua, Schuylkill County. A-00121658 - Application of the August 4, 2005 Delaware River Joint Rail Toll Bridge Commission for approval of the alteration of the crossing AAR#-N/A where U. S. Route 1 crosses above grade the tracks of Consolidated Rail Corporation, located in Morrisville in Bucks County, and the allocation of the costs and expenses incident completion by December 3`1, 2008. M-00051885 - Suspension of the Alteration approved, completion August 9, 2005 crossing (DOT 593 436 M) where Cameron Avenue crosses, at grade, the track of the West Shore Railroad Corporation (owner) and Union County Industrial Railroad Corporation (operator) in the Borough of Milton, Northumberland County. by June 30, A-00121468 - Application of August 9, 2005 SEDA-COG Joint Rail Authority for approval to alter the public atgrade crossing by the installation of automatically operated flashing-light railroad crossing warning signals with short arm gates where Robinson Lane crosses, at grade, (DOT# 908 946 S) a single track owned by SEDA-COG Joint Rail Authority and operated on by the Nittany and Bald Eagle Railroad in Benner Township, Centre County; all in accordance with the Federal Highway Grade Crossing Safety Program; and the allocation of costs incident completion by June 30, A-00121754 - Application of the August 10, 2005
Department of Transportation of Pennsylvania for the approval to alter the public crossing by the installation of new railroad circuitry where River Road (T- 663) crosses, at grade, (DOT # 264 034 Y) the single track owned by Monroe County Railroad Authority and operated on by the Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad Company, Inc. in Smithfield Township, Monroe County; all in accordance with the Federal Highway Grade Crossing Safety Program; and the allocation of costs incident A-00121908 - Application of Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc. for crossing (DOT 589 864 C) where DePort Street crosses, at grade, the track of Penn Eastern Rail Lines, Inc. in Borough of Bridgeport, Montgomery County, by reason of the installation of an aerial cable. A-00121768 - Application of the Nippenose Township for crossing (DOT 526 936 E) where State Street crosses, at grade, the track of Norfolk Southern Railway Company in Nippenose Township, Lycoming County, by reason of the construction of a gravity sewer main. A-00121767 - Application of the Department of Transportation of Pennsylvania for approval to alter the public at-grade crossing by the installation of new automatically operated flashinglight railroad crossing warning signals where State Route 1003 crosses, at grade, (DOT No. 506 072 E) a single track of R. J. Corman Railroad Company in Munster Township, Cambria County, all in accordance with the Federal Highway Grade Crossing Safety Program; and the allocation of costs incident completion by June 30, December 29, completion by December 29, completion by June 30, August 10, 2005 August 10, 2005 August 16, 2005 2
A-00121872 - Application of River Hill Coal Company, Inc. for approval of the alteration of three (3) crossings where the track of its LaJose Branch and operated thereon by R. J. Corman Railroad Company crosses, at grade, Town Road (S. R. 3016), Cecil Hurd Highway (S. R. 0036) and LaJose Road (S. R. 3016) in Newburg Borough, Clearfield County. A-00121045 - Application of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for approval of the alteration of the crossing (DOT 148 727 D) where S. R. 0410 crosses, at grade, a single track of Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad, Inc. in Henderson Township, Jefferson County; all in accordance with the Federal Grade Crossing Program and the allocation of A-00121710 - Application of the Department of Transportation of Pennsylvania for the approval to alter the at-grade crossing by the installation of new automatic warning devices and high-type concrete surface where State road 0837 crosses a track of Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Company (DOT No. 472 960 C) in the City of Clairton, Allegheny County, and the allocation of costs incident I-00030098 M-00021613 - Investigation upon the Commission s own motion into matters pertaining to the proper service, accommodation, convenience and safety of the traveling public using the atgrade crossing that intersects State Route 1021 (School House Road, 003305 *) and the below grade crossing that intersects Monument Road (T-657) all in Shade Township, Somerset August 16, 2005 Approve the plans. August 16, 2005 August 16, 2005 Approve the plans. August 24, 2005 3
County. A-00121761 - Application of for approval to alter the public at-grade crossing by installation of a new high-type concrete crossing surface at the at-grade crossing where Main Street crosses, at grade, the single track of Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad Company (DOT 592 487 U) in Leesport Borough, Berks County; all in accordance with the Federal Grade Crossing costs A-00121735 - Application of for approval to alter the at-grade crossing by the installation of high-type surface where Miller s Run Road (S. R. 3001) crosses a single track of Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Company (DOT No. 472 842 A) in the Township of South Fayette, Allegheny County; and the allocation of A-00121910 - Application of for approval of the alteration of the crossing (DOT 591 784 J) where East Broad Street (S. R. 0209) crosses, at grade, the track of the Reading, Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad Company in the Borough of Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, by reason of the relocation of a postmounted, flashing-light signal; all in accordance with the Federal Grade Crossing costs and expenses incident A-00120527 - Application of completion by June 30, completion by September 30, completion by June 30, Approve the petition for extension of time until December August 24, 2006 August 24, 2005 August 24, 2005 August 31, 2005 4
to alter the public at-grade crossing by installing new automatic warning devices where Shady Avenue crosses, at grade, (DOT 528 421 Y) the tracks of the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad, Inc. in the City of Corry, Erie County; all in accordance with the Federal Highway Grade Crossing Safety A-00107084 - Application of for approval of the suspension of the crossing (AAR 862 618 S), where S. R. 2006 (Persons Road) crosses the track of Chestnut Ridge Railway Company in Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon County and the allocation of the costs and expenses incident A-00120822 - Application of Straban Township for approval of the alteration of the crossing where Granite Station Road (T- 486) (DOT 832 138 Y) crosses, at grade, the track of CSX Transportation, Inc. in Straban Township, Adams County, by reason of the construction of a sanitary sewer. A-00121082 - Application of Upper Gwynedd Township for crossing #592 792 E where Beaver Street crosses, at grade, the tracks of South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, located in Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County. A-00109338 - Application of Union Township for approval of construction of a rail-highway crossing where O Neil Road (T- 302), relocated as proposed, crosses, at grade the tracks of Consolidated Rail Corporation in said Township, Erie County. 31, 2005. Approve the plans. Petition granted for extension of time until July 31, Petition granted for extension of time until June 30, Approve the plans. 5
A-00121730 - Application of Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad Company, Inc. for approval of the alteration of the crossing by the installation of a new fulldepth concrete high-type railroad crossing surface, removal of three (3) inactive tracks and the installation of new automatically operated flashing-light railroad crossing warning signals with short arm gates where S. R 2012, (Courtland Street) crosses, at grade, (DOT 264 038 B) the tracks owned by Monroe County Railroad Authority and operated on by the Delaware- Lackawanna Railroad Company, Inc., located in East Stroudsburg Borough, Monroe County; and the allocation of A-00118167 - Application of Municipal Authority of the City of McKeesport for approval of the alteration of the crossing AAR 584 676 V by the installation of a 24-inch sanitary sewer where Water Street crosses, below grade, the tracks of CSX, located in the City of McKeesport in Allegheny County. A-00121456 - Application of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation for approval of the alteration of the crossing by the installation of automatically operated flashing-light railroad crossing warning signals with short arm gates where Breaker Road crosses, at grade, (DOT 517 804 V) the tracks of Delaware & Hudson Railway Co. in Hanover Township, Luzerne County; all in accordance with the Federal Highway Grade Crossing Safety 2005. Petition granted for extension of time until December 31, 2007. 6