Opportunity
Federal Register #FD 36028 (Sub-No. 2)
KRR seeks exemption to continue operating nine leased freight rail segments
Posted
November 04, 2026
Identifier
FD 36028 (Sub-No. 2)
NAICS
482112
The Surface Transportation Board notice concerns Kanawha River Railroad’s continued freight operations under an amended lease with Norfolk Southern Railway Company. - Government agency: Surface Transportation Board (STB). - Railroad companies named: Kanawha River Railroad, L.L.C. (KRR) and Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR). - Requested activity: KRR seeks an exemption to amend its lease with NSR and continue common-carrier freight service on nine rail segments totaling 309.45 miles in West Virginia and Ohio. - Maben to Deepwater Bridge, West Virginia. - Refugee to Hobson Yard, Ohio. - Conco, Ohio, to Cornelia, West Virginia. - Vaco Junction to Deepwater, West Virginia. - Charleston to the end of the Hitop track, West Virginia. - Jones to the end of the Jones track, West Virginia. - Virwest to Bolt, West Virginia. - Milam to the end of the Milam track, West Virginia. - Putt to the Putt End Branch, West Virginia. - Notable requirements: The amended lease includes an interchange commitment concerning interchange with third-party carriers. KRR also requested a waiver of the advance labor-notice requirement, which the STB will address separately. - Procurement status: This is a regulatory exemption notice, not a request for bids or an award; no products, pricing, or contract value are specified.
Description
Kanawha River Railroad, L.L.C. filed a verified notice of exemption to amend its lease with Norfolk Southern Railway Company and continue operating nine rail line segments totaling 309.45 miles in West Virginia and Ohio. Under the amended agreement, Kanawha River Railroad will continue to provide common carrier freight service to customers along the lines. The agreement includes an interchange commitment regarding interchange with third-party carriers. The railroad has also requested a waiver of the 60-day advance labor notice; the Board will address that request separately.