Lampwrights LLC Exemption to Operate Rail Track

Regs.gov: Surface Transportation Board

Published March 27th, 2026

Detected March 15th, 2026

Summary

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has issued a notice of exemption for Lampwrights LLC to operate approximately 2,269 feet of track in Jefferson County, Pa. The exemption allows Lampwrights to provide switching and transloading services, with projected revenues not exceeding $5 million annually.

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Lampwrights LLC, a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to operate approximately 2,269 feet of existing track in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. The company acquired the track from Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad, Inc., and intends to use it for switching and transloading services, specifically for containerized waste from rail cars to trucks, anticipating one train per day. Lampwrights certifies that its projected revenues will not exceed Class III rail carrier thresholds ($5 million annually) and that no interchange commitments are imposed. The exemption becomes effective on March 27, 2026.

Regulated entities should note that petitions to revoke the exemption can be filed at any time, though they do not automatically stay the exemption. Petitions for stay must be filed by March 20, 2026. All pleadings related to Docket No. FD 36911 must be filed with the STB and served on Lampwrights' representative. The STB has determined that the transaction is categorically excluded from environmental review and historic preservation reporting requirements.

What to do next

File petitions to revoke or stay the exemption by March 20, 2026, if applicable.
Submit all pleadings related to Docket No. FD 36911 to the STB and serve a copy on Lampwrights' representative.

Penalties

If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio.

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Lampwrights LLC (Lampwrights), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to operate approximately
2,269 feet of existing track (the Line) in Jefferson County, Pa. (1) The Line has no mileposts.

According to the verified notice, Lampwrights acquired the Line from the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad, Inc., which previously
used the Line as side track. (2) Lampwrights explains that it intends to use the Line to provide switching and transloading services. Lampwrights states that
it intends to offer transloading of containerized waste from rail cars to trucks and anticipates operating one train per day.

  According to Lampwrights, the waste will not be transferred outside of the original shipping containers, and the facility
  will therefore not constitute a “solid waste rail transfer facility” as defined by the Clean Railroads Act of 2008 (CRRA),
  Public Law 110-432, 122 Stat. 4848.

Lampwrights certifies that its projected revenues as a result of the transaction will not exceed those that would qualify
it as a Class III rail carrier and will not exceed $5 million per year. Lampwrights also certifies that no interchange commitments
are being imposed on its operations.

The transaction may be consummated on or after March 27, 2026, the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the verified
notice was filed).

If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the
exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed at any time. The filing of a petition to revoke will not automatically stay
the effectiveness of the exemption. Petitions for stay must be filed no later than March 20, 2026 (at least seven days before
the exemption becomes effective).

All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36911, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board either via e-filing on
the Board's website or in writing addressed to 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading
must be served on Lampwrights' representative, Justin J. Marks, Clark Hill, PLC, 1001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 1300 South,
Washington, DC 20004.

According to Lampwrights, this transaction is categorically excluded from environmental review under 49 CFR 1105.6(c) and
from historic preservation reporting requirements under 49 CFR 1105.8(b).

Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov.

Decided: March 10, 2026. By the Board, Anika S. Cooper, Chief Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel.

Zantori Dickerson, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2026-04886 Filed 3-12-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915-01-P

Footnotes

(1) Lampwrights states that it also intends to operate another 1,674 feet of track as side track pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10906.

(2) At times, Lampwrights also refers to the Line as being private track. (See, e.g., Notice 2.) Both private track and side track can be converted to a common carrier rail line with Board authority. See Ohio Valley R.R.—Acquis. & Operation Exemption—Harwood Props., Inc., FD 34486, slip op. at 3-4 (STB served Sept. 28, 2004).