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~~~i~i~~~~iniui~~~ <br />999 <br />DORSEY ~ WHITNEY LLP <br />n,3NNEnrou3 FEPUDLIC FLA2A BOIL D[~C. SUITE 4700 nuv...~~. <br />NEq/VORX <br />57O SE"EN'CHY.tiIH STREET <br />COSTn vESn <br />SE,TTL[ <br />DEn-v~rt, Cotoa.+DO 80202-55x7 PILLMGC <br />OENVER <br />TeLEi•HUne: (303) 629-34n0 <br />Fnnco <br />m.15HINOTON, D.C. HONC KONG <br /> ~nx: (JOJ) G2Y-}450 <br />NO0.THE0.N WILINfn G1LEAi FAI15 <br /> wwva doncylaw.com <br />OE) NUIN6S RooHESivR <br /> ROBERT A SASSETT <br />LJNUON <br />(YOSI BZB-SSSJ <br />TUKYU <br />„vrHnnnne FAR [3031 SOS-629-3460 M~~~ovt~ <br />s,. ti c.~E criv baEEett.hob COdosseylaw.com +~NCC3waa <br /> CHnNf.Mnl <br /> May 1, 2001 <br />VIA FACSIMILE <br />Mr. David Berry <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street, -l;oom 215 <br />Denver- Colorado 80203 <br />RE: Lorenci[o Coal Company, LLC <br />Permit C-96-084 <br />Dear Mr. Bem: <br />This letter is in response to inquiries which the Division has made concerning the <br />shipment of coal by our client Lorencito Coa] Company, LLC, from its proposed coal mine west <br />of Trinidad, Colorado, under Permit C-96-084 <br />As discussed in iti application, Lorencito intends to ship coal by way of the Trinidad <br />Railway, Inc., which runs west from Trinidad approximately 30 miles crossing the proposed <br />mine property. Trinidad Railway is the successor to Colorado & Wyoming Railway's <br />Acquisition and Operating Exemption granted on November 17, 1992 (copy attached)- Under <br />this certificate, Trinidad Railway, Inc. has a common carrier obligation to provide shippers with <br />rail service on reasonable demand. Lorencito and Trinidad Railway may agree upon special <br />rates, but the obligation to provide service remains in place under authority granted by the <br />Surface Transportation Board. <br />I hope [his claztfies Lorencito's ability to ship coal by rail from its project. Please contact <br />me if you have any further questions. <br />V e ~ tru <br />~~ - <br />Robert A. Basle <br />RAB/ksm <br />Cc: Bruce Addin¢ton <br />Jerry Koblitz~ <br />