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RAIL WAY John A. Sims, CP BNSF Railway Company <br />Paralegal 2500 Lou Menk Drive —AOB-3 <br />Law Department Fort Worth, Texas 76131-2828 <br />tel 817-352-2376 <br />fax 817-352-2397 <br />Email-john.sims@bnsf.com <br />January 10, 2011 <br />Hugo City Hall <br />Planning Commission <br />14669 Fitzgerald Avenue North <br />Hugo, MN 55038 <br />Re: STB Docket No. AB -6 (Sub -No. 474X) BNSF Railway Company— <br />Abandonment Exemption — in Washington County, Minnesota <br />BNSF Railway Company ("BNSF") anticipates filing in a few weeks a Notice of <br />Exemption seeking Surface Transportation Board ("STB") authority in the above - <br />referenced docket to abandon 0.51 miles of rail line in Washington County, Minnesota, <br />between Milepost 15.59 and Milepost 16.10, in Hugo. <br />As part of the environmental report, BNSF is required to contact you to determine if the <br />proposed abandonment is consistent with existing land use plans. If applicable, please <br />describe any inconsistencies. <br />Your assessment and comments are respectfully requested. For your reference a map <br />of the subject railroad line is attached. Please provide your response to me at the <br />address above, if at all possible, by January 31, 2011. You may contact me by email or <br />phone with any questions or concerns. Thank you in advance for your time and <br />contribution. <br />Sincerely, <br />John A. Sims, CP <br />Paralegal <br />Enclosure as stated <br />cc via email: Kristy Clark — BNSF — kristy.clark(a)bnsf.com <br />Karl Morell — Ball Janik LLP — kmorell(cbbillp.com <br />Susan Odom — BNSF susan.odom(a-)bnsf.com <br />Mark Norton — BNSF —mark. norton(a.bnsf.com <br />