U.S. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING IN MISSISSIPPI ON PROPOSED GRENADA RAILWAY ABANDONMENT

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>From the Surface Transportation Board, Washington, D.C.
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The U.S. Surface Transportation Board decided today to hold a public
hearing in Mississippi on Grenada Railway LLC's proposal to abandon the
southern segment of its line near Grenada, Miss.


                                        The Board will hold the hearing at
                                        a place and time to be announced
                                        later in a separate Board decision.


                                        On Sept. 20, 2011, Grenada Railway
                                        asked the Board for permission to
                                        abandon 81.3 miles of railroad
                                        between Grenada and Canton, Miss.
                                        On Sept. 20, 2011, the Mississippi
                                        Transportation Commission asked the
                                        Board to hold a public hearing in
                                        Grenada.
                                        The Board hearing will be conducted
                                        by STB staff to allow the public
                                        and stakeholders an opportunity to
                                        comment on the proposed
                                        abandonment.


                                        Grenada Railway LLC—Abandonment
                                        Exemption—In Grenada, Montgomery,
                                        Carroll, Holmes, Yazoo and Madison
                                        Counties,
                                        Miss.( http://www.stb.dot.gov/decisions/readingroom.nsf/WebDecisionID/41942?OpenDocument )

                                        unties, Miss.</a>], STB Docket No.
                                        AB 1087X, can be found on the
                                        Board's website, www.stb.dot.gov.
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