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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Report - September 17, 1986 (72)BEFORE THE ``PUBLIC UTj.LITIES COMMISSION OF THE SPATE OF CALIFORNIA In theMatter of .the Application of�Y�� s JINC TRAILWAYS LINES, , a,; Corporation, r 'APPLSCAJEW1W,FY t 1) For, authority to abandon .'regular ? r route passenger stage service between ) No. all po nti_ in California except those, ) Va Y IF >LOV specifically:designatedherein, pu to Sections 1031=1036 of "; the 'Public ) Utilities _ Code; and.': (2) _`_For , an.. in lieu ) Certificate of public convenience and ) necessity authorizing all other pass- ) enger,stage service; pursuant to ) Sections -.1031-1036 of. -.the ;Public ) '" Utiiities.`Code.- APPLICATION Kar_hleen C. ,Jeffries RUSSELL & HANCOC:i 1545Wilshire Blvd., Suite 606 'Los :-%naoeles,nCalifornia 90017 213) 0 Dated: September 3, 1986 t including,'as,relevant:hereto, the name change from "Continental Trailways = Inc..."., to "Trailways, Inc." effective April 3?, -1978 z and' from ,"Trailways, Inc." to "Trailways,Lines, Inc." effective, F July 27,"1983. Certified copies of the.certificates,of amendment ' :to the Articles of Incorporation accomplishing these changes were filed with this Commission in connectionwith Application Nos. 54272 and 55211onor about June 6, 1978, and Application No. _ 84-05-093 on or about May 22, 1984, respectively. In addition, : the operating rights and properties of American Buslines,'Inc.' were merged with those of Trailways Lines, Inc., as approved by the Interstate: Commerce Commission on November 19 1985. A request to change the P.U.C.'s records to reflect this merger and related name change from American Buslines to Trailways and t -o reissue the relevant certificates accordingly is _presently pending before this Commission COMMUNICATIONS Communications with respect to this application shall be addressed to: s RUSSELL & HANCOCK 1545 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 606 Los.Angeles, California _90017 (213) 483-4700 Attorneys for Applicant SCOPE OF OPERATIONS Trailways conducts operations in both interstate and intrastate commerce as a passenger stage corporation,,and:holds - -2- x certificates 'issued by this Commission to operate. over: designated routes and_ provides specific services as set fortis,in-PSC838 and PSC ; 284. !'` As `relevant hereto; Trailways `is authorized by: this as Exhibits A and B, -nd by this reference made a part hereof The routes to be specifically preserved are shown at Route Descriptions 2.01, 2.04, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.04 and 3.05 on -3- Exhibit A._'ihe routes to be abandoned are marked in.'yellow on both Exhibits.A and B. V - JUSTIFICATION FCR.RELIEF SOUGHT F s; Trailwaysrequest to discontinue service`is made 'on thejk grounds that its service over the identi-fied routes have generally resulted .in an operating loss and that the public con- venience and necessity is not further served by the continuation of Applicant's service.over such routes', in thatsuch routes are, currently being fully served by another carrier, Greyhound Lines, and partially served by Pacific Trailways. Attached hereto, marked exhibits as hereinafter designated and by this reference made a part hereof, are the following documents relating to Trailways' operations over the routes to be abandoned and .the routes to be preserved, and to the operations of other carriers currently' -serving the routes to be abandoned by Trailways: Exhibit C = A map, to scale showing, in yellow, the routes to be abandoned by Applicant; in red, the routes over which Trailways' operations will continue; - in blue, the existing routes of Greyhound Lines; and, in green, the existing routes of Pacific Trailways. Exhibit D - The schedules of Trailways Lines, Inc. covering the routes to be abandoned and -4- _v the . routes to be =preserved . All of the - ,gip -schedules, on pages 1 through 4. and. - -those marked in yellow on pages 5 through 6 will be discontinued. The ; unmarked schedules on pages 5 and 6 will continue ;to be operated. { Exhibit E The relevant schedules of Greyhound :._ . Lines, Inc. showing its, currently - serviced routes which overlap those to be abandoned by Trailways. Exhibit F - The relevant schedules of Pacific : Trailways showing its currently- #`= serviced routes which overlap those to be abandoned by Trailways. Exhibit G - Applicant's tariffs setting forth its f.ares.and rates applicable to the routes to be abandoned. Exhibits H &`I - Applicant's income and expense statements for its entire western divi- ,s sion for the twelve month period ending -June 30, 1986, reflecting its actual -. and variable costs of operations, and an explanation of such variable costs. f Exhibit J - Traffic data showing passenger counts ..: on and off at each point along Trailways' routes. cr „+ The following information in support of Applicant's request for authority to discontinue service is not available .to:' Trailways at thetime of the making of 'this application,, but will y� be submitted to this Commission in a" -supplemental application as soon as the 'relevant research and computations have. been completed: sently authorized operations and including the changes sought herein. Said changes may be accomplished by eliminating all ._• routes previously assigned to American Buslines and revising <ys.r E Trailways' current certificate by eliminating all routes except those designated as 2.01, 2.04, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.04 and 3.05 therein. ''r FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Exhibit K - Operating statistics, showing regular schedule route miles, annual bus miles.. and schedule time to be eliminated. Exhibit L - Financial data for the specific -route kR. segments to be abandoned. zE VI s; REQUEST FOR IN LIEU CERTIFICATE - gr By this application, Trailways also requests that an in lieu certificate be granted reflecting Trailways' entire pre- sently authorized operations and including the changes sought herein. Said changes may be accomplished by eliminating all ._• routes previously assigned to American Buslines and revising <ys.r E Trailways' current certificate by eliminating all routes except those designated as 2.01, 2.04, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.04 and 3.05 therein. ''r FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE $y :< VIII ENERGY EFFICIENCY This applicationdoes not 'involve actions which significantly affect energy efficiency. f�NAl IX COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 15 AND SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION Trailways has set forth in this application all of the- information •required under. Rule 15 of the Rules. of Practice and } Procedure which is currently available Trailways believes and alleges that, with the'exception of that information described as contained in Exhibits K and L above, which will be submitted to this CommissionYn a`supplement hereto, the information contained herein and in the exhibits attached hereto is sufficient to justify the relief. sought. Accordingly, Trailways thus believes and alleges that the within case is a proper one for waiver under -: Rule 87 of the Commission's Rules of Practice of any .information As more.fully.appears from the allegations herein and the exhibits attached hereto,°.Applicant's request for authority to abandon the identified routes will not significantly affect the public convenience and necessity over said routes. Thus, no 'useful purpose would be served by requiring a hearing on the within application.Applicant therefore alleges that this matter is one which the Commissir:n may consider on an ex parte'basis-and without formal hearing. However, if a hearing should be required in this case, Applicant is prepared for such hearing at the earliest possible date convenient to the calendar of the Commission. XI CEnTIFICATION.OF SERVICE Copies of this anni.ication are being mailed to all per- sons whose .names and addresses are set fortis in the certification of service attached hereto. Trailways will also mail additional copies of this application to such further persons as may be designated by the Commission. WHEREFORE, Trailways prays that this Commission make its oraer forthwith: (a) Authorizing Applicant to abandon service between all point::, in; California, except along those routes spe cifical.1y designated herein, on or before April 1, 1987 upon ten days written notice to the Commission; (b) Granting Applicant an in l.:eu certificate reflecting its entire presently authorized operating rights including the changes sought herein; and VERIFICATION z: z,. STATE OF TEXAS X COUNTY OF DALLASX MA LCOLM MYERS says: That I am an officer, to -wit, Vice President, of TRAILWAYS LINES, INC., a corporation, the Applicant in the within proceeding; that I have been authorized by said V " Applicant to make this Verification on its behalf; that I have read the foregoing Application and know the contents thereof; that the same is true of my_own knowledge, except` for the matters which are therein stated upon my information 5 or belief, and as to those matters I believe it to be true. T declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing R is true and correct. K� EXECUTED on this 29th day of August, 1986, at Dallas, County of Dallas, State of Texas. MLALCOLM MYERS y Rene C. Davidson, County Clerk -Recorder 1221 Oak Street Oakland, California 94612 Contra _Costa County James R. 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