(Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes

PARTIES TO DISPUTE:
                  (CSX Transportation, Inc. (former Baltimore ( and Ohio Railroad Company)


                    STATFNIFNT OF C. .AIM: As shown in Docket No. MW-30994 and not repeated herein.


                    FINDINGS: The Third Division of the Adjustment Board finds:


That the dispute was certified to the Third Division of the Adjustment Board e: parte by the petitioning party; and

 Under date of March 4, 1997, the petitioning party addressed a formal communication to the Arbitration Assistant requesting withdrawal of this case from further consideration by the Division which request is hereby granted.

                        AWARD


      Claim withdrawn.


                      NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD

                      By Order of Third Division


Dated at Chicago, IlBnois, this 19th day of March 1997.