# 2026-11659: Ohio Railroad Lease Renewed Under Standard Exemption Rules

2026-11659, R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Cleveland Line-Lease and Operation Exemption With Interchange Commitment-CSX Transportation, Inc., is a Federal Register notice from Surface Transportation Board published 2026-06-11, effective 2026-06-25; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11659
- As of: 2026-06-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-11659
- Title: R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Cleveland Line-Lease and Operation Exemption With Interchange Commitment-CSX Transportation, Inc.
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Surface Transportation Board
- Citation: 91 FR 35601
- Published: 2026-06-11
- Effective: 2026-06-25
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-18

## In one line

Ohio Railroad Lease Renewed Under Standard Exemption Rules

## Summary

R.J. Corman Railroad Company is renewing its lease to run trains on a 15-mile track in Ohio, from Uhrichsville to Dover, that it leases from CSX Transportation. They’ve updated their agreement to keep things rolling smoothly, including a promise to interchange freight with CSX. This deal won’t bring in more than $5 million a year, so it’s a steady, local move with no big money shake-ups.

## Effects PRIA read

- Continued freight service on 15.1‑mile line: benefit, low. R.J. Corman Railroad Company will continue to lease and operate approximately 15.1 miles of rail line from milepost 59.5 at Uhrichsville, Ohio, to milepost 74.6 at Dover, Ohio, and will also continue to lease and operate ancillary yard track in Dover. This keeps the current local rail operations ru…
- Interchange commitment preserved with CSXT: benefit, low. The updated lease and operation agreement contains an interchange commitment: RJCL will interchange freight with CSX Transportation, Inc., and RJCL submitted additional information about that commitment as required by 49 CFR 1150.43(h). This preserves the formal freight interchange arrangement betw…
- Company revenues below $5 million threshold: benefit, low. RJCL certifies that its projected annual revenues from this transaction will not exceed $5 million and that it will not meet or exceed the thresholds of Class I or Class II carriers, indicating it remains a Class III rail carrier.

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## Sources
- [2026-11659 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/11/2026-11659/rj-corman-railroad-companycleveland-line-lease-and-operation-exemption-with-interchange)
- [2026-11659 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-11/pdf/2026-11659.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11659 (as of 2026-06-18).