STB
SurfaceBelow are press releases issued by the Surface Transportation Board since the beginning of 2019. Press releases issued prior to 2019 are available here.
11/26/2025 (Wednesday)
No. 25-36
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The Surface Transportation Board today announced it has granted authority for Fortress Investment Group LLC (Fortress) to acquire control of Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company (W&LE) and Akron Barberton Cluster Railway Company (ABC). [Click for full press release.]
11/13/2025 (Thursday)
No. 25-35
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The Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) today announced that it has issued a decision providing notice that materials that were due to be submitted to the Board during the recent lapse in appropriations are now due no later than November 20, 2025. [Click for full press release.]
10/01/2025 (Wednesday)
No. 25-34
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Due to a lapse in appropriations causing the federal government to partially shut down its operations, Surface Transportation Board (STB) functions will be suspended. [Click for full press release.]
09/30/2025 (Tuesday)
No. 25-33
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The Surface Transportation Board today issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to streamline and improve reporting requirements for Class I rail carriers, proposing to eliminate the now-unnecessary supplemental reporting of Positive Train Control (PTC) expenditures and proposing to require the reporting of two critical metrics for the Board’s objective to ensure rail service reliability. [Click for full press release.]
09/22/2025 (Monday)
No. 25-32
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Continuing the agency’s efforts to promote transparency and accountability, Surface Transportation Board Chairman Patrick Fuchs provided an update today on recent actions to facilitate and expedite the resolution of several outstanding Board proceedings. [Click for full press release.]
08/29/2025 (Friday)
No. 25-31
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The Surface Transportation Board today announced it has granted authority for Watco Holdings, Inc. (Watco) to acquire control of Great Lakes Central Railroad, Inc. (GLC), a Class III rail carrier operating in Michigan, subject to certain conditions. [Click for full press release.]
08/06/2025 (Wednesday)
No. 25-30
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The Surface Transportation Board announced today that it has granted a request from Amtrak to dismiss with prejudice Amtrak’s complaint regarding the on-time performance (OTP) of Amtrak’s Sunset Limited service and to close the Board’s related investigation following a negotiated settlement. [Click for full press release.]
08/06/2025 (Wednesday)
No. 25-29
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The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) today issued a Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) for Green Eagle Railroad’s proposed construction and operation of a 1.3-mile rail line in Eagle Pass and Maverick County, Texas. [Click for full press release.]
08/04/2025 (Monday)
No. 25-28
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The Surface Transportation Board today announced that, effective August 1, 2025, it has combined its two legal offices, the Office of Proceedings (OP) and the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), into one Office of Chief Counsel. [Click for full press release.]
07/30/2025 (Wednesday)
No. 25-27
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The Surface Transportation Board confirmed today that it has received a notice of intent regarding a proposed merger that would result in the combination of Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) and Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS) (together Applicants), both Class I railroads. This notice, required under the Board’s merger regulations at 49 C.F.R. Part 1180, […] [Click for full press release.]