Below are press releases issued by the Surface Transportation Board since the beginning of 2019. Press releases issued prior to 2019 are available here.
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Below are press releases issued by the Surface Transportation Board since the beginning of 2019. Press releases issued prior to 2019 are available here.
06/07/2022 (Tuesday)
No. 22-30
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin Oberman, Vice Chairman Michelle Schultz, and Board Member Patrick Fuchs recently visited a LyondellBasell petrochemical plant in Morris, Illinois to view operations and observe the facility’s important... [Click for full press release.]
05/24/2022 (Tuesday)
No. 22-29
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The Surface Transportation Board today announced that it has resumed acceptance of filings and other submissions in paper format at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency announced in March 2020 that stakeholders were... [Click for full press release.]
05/06/2022 (Friday)
No. 22-28
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The Surface Transportation Board today announced that it will require certain railroads to submit service recovery plans as well as provide additional data and regular progress reports on rail service, operations, and employment. These measures are meant... [Click for full press release.]
05/04/2022 (Wednesday)
No. 22-27
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The Surface Transportation Board today announced that the evidentiary hearing regarding the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’s (Amtrak) application to operate Gulf Coast Service will continue on May 9 and May 11, 2022. The hearing will resume in... [Click for full press release.]
04/29/2022 (Friday)
No. 22-26
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The Surface Transportation Board today issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to codify a longstanding voluntary practice of data reporting by the Class I carriers. The Class I carriers, through the Association of American Railroads (AAR), have... [Click for full press release.]
04/27/2022 (Wednesday)
No. 22-25
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The Surface Transportation Board today issued a decision in the review of the merger application filed by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP) and Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS), determining which baseline traffic density data will be used to... [Click for full press release.]
04/22/2022 (Friday)
No. 22-24
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
The Surface Transportation Board today announced that Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is expected to provide testimony at the scheduled Board hearing on Urgent Issues in Freight Rail Service, beginning on April 26, 2022. Secretary Buttigieg... [Click for full press release.]
04/22/2022 (Friday)
No. 22-23
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
The Surface Transportation Board today issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend its emergency service rules to provide relief for shippers in situations that require immediate relief. The Board proposes, among other things, to clarify that... [Click for full press release.]
04/14/2022 (Thursday)
No. 22-22
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
The Surface Transportation Board today announced a decision approving the revised merger application filed by CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSX) to acquire control of Pan Am Systems, Inc., and its short line railroad subsidiaries (Pan Am). Pan Am owns rail... [Click for full press release.]
04/07/2022 (Thursday)
No. 22-21
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
Today the Surface Transportation Board announced that it will hold a public hearing on April 26 and April 27, 2022, on recent rail service problems and recovery efforts involving several Class I carriers. The Board will direct executive-level officials,... [Click for full press release.]