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Northwestern Pacific Railroad; Notice of partial relief from Emergency Order No. 21

Notice of partial relief.

This notice provides partial relief for the Northwestern Pacific Railroad from the limitations of Federal Railroad Administration Emergency Order No. 21. The relief allows the Northwestern Pacific Railroad to re-open to rail traffic on approximately 40.8 miles of its line between mile post 49.8S, formerly designated as mile post 63.4, near Lombard, California and mile post 43.0, near Petaluma, California. The remainder of the NWP line, from mile post 43.0 to Arcata, California, remains closed pending further relief from the emergency order.

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