# 2026-19627: New railway snags 30-mile Trona line in California's mining wilds

2026-19627, 5E SVM Railway Company, LLC-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-Assets of Trona Railway Company LLC, is a Federal Register notice from Surface Transportation Board published 2026-09-25; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-02).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19627
- As of: 2026-10-02
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19627
- Title: 5E SVM Railway Company, LLC-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-Assets of Trona Railway Company LLC
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Surface Transportation Board
- Citation: 91 FR 61020
- Published: 2026-09-25
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-02

## In one line

New railway snags 30-mile Trona line in California's mining wilds

## Summary

5E SVM Railway Company, LLC is taking over and running a 30.6-mile rail line in California from Trona Railway Company LLC. This change means SVMR will start offering rail service right away, with expected yearly earnings under $5 million. No big railroad status changes or limits on connections with other railroads will happen.

## Effects PRIA read

- New local rail service in Trona: benefit, low. 5E SVM Railway Company, LLC (SVMR) will acquire and operate a 30.6-mile rail line in California from milepost 0.0 at Searles Junction to milepost 30.6 in Trona, CA. SVMR says it will operate and provide rail common carrier service on that Line.
- Interchange rights will not be limited: benefit, low. SVMR certifies that the acquisition does not involve any provision or agreement that would limit future interchange with a third-party connecting carrier. The filing explicitly states there are no limits on future interchange.
- Projected revenues stay under $5 million: benefit, low. SVMR certifies its projected annual revenues from this transaction are not expected to exceed $5,000,000 and that the transaction will not result in the creation of a Class II or Class I rail carrier.

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## Sources
- [2026-19627 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/25/2026-19627/5e-svm-railway-company-llc-acquisition-and-operation-exemption-assets-of-trona-railway-company-llc)
- [2026-19627 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-25/pdf/2026-19627.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19627 (as of 2026-10-02).