# 2026-11833: Railroad Operator Switch Approved on 32-Mile Line

2026-11833, Delaware and South Branch Railroad, LLC-Lease and Change of Operator Exemption-Black River & Western Corp. d/b/a Black River & Western Railroad, and Belvidere & Delaware River Railway Company, Inc., is a Federal Register notice from Surface Transportation Board published 2026-06-12, effective 2026-06-28; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11833
- As of: 2026-06-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-11833
- Title: Delaware and South Branch Railroad, LLC-Lease and Change of Operator Exemption-Black River & Western Corp. d/b/a Black River & Western Railroad, and Belvidere & Delaware River Railway Company, Inc.
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Surface Transportation Board
- Citation: 91 FR 35782
- Published: 2026-06-12
- Effective: 2026-06-28
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-19

## In one line

Railroad Operator Switch Approved on 32-Mile Line

## Summary

Delaware and South Branch Railroad, LLC (DSBR) is taking over the lease and operation of about 32 miles of rail lines from Black River & Western Railroad and Belvidere & Delaware River Railway. This means DSBR will replace BDR as the operator on a key segment, starting on or after June 28, 2026. The change won’t cost more than $5 million in revenue and won’t limit future rail connections.

## Effects PRIA read

- Operator change on Three Bridges line: benefit, low. If you ship freight on the affected rail line, Delaware and South Branch Railroad (DSBR) will lease and operate about 31.91 miles of track and will replace Belvidere & Delaware River Railway (BDR) as the operator on the Three Bridges Segment starting on or after June 28, 2026. BDR will stop common…

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## Sources
- [2026-11833 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/12/2026-11833/delaware-and-south-branch-railroad-llc-lease-and-change-of-operator-exemption-black-river-and)
- [2026-11833 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-12/pdf/2026-11833.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11833 (as of 2026-06-19).