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.
02/11/2022 (Friday)
No. 22-07
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board today announced additional details for the first phase of the upcoming public hearing regarding the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’s (Amtrak) application to operate Gulf Coast service. The public hearing will... [Click for full press release.]
02/02/2022 (Wednesday)
No. 21-06
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board has posted the 2020 Public Use Waybill Sample and the 2020 Uniform Railroad Costing System (URCS) data. Requests for the 2020 Confidential Waybill Sample are being processed. All Board work products reliant on the 2020... [Click for full press release.]
02/01/2022 (Tuesday)
No. 22-05
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board today announced details for the upcoming public hearing regarding the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’s (Amtrak) application to operate Gulf Coast service. The hearing will be held in two phases. The first... [Click for full press release.]
02/01/2022 (Tuesday)
No. 22-04
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board announced today that Board Member Michelle Schultz has been designated as the agency’s vice chairman. Ms. Schultz was sworn in as a Board member on January 11, 2021. She succeeds Robert Primus, who continues to serve... [Click for full press release.]
01/27/2022 (Thursday)
No. 22-03
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board today issued a decision denying a request to extend the procedural schedule in the docket regarding the Board’s proposed reciprocal switching regulations. All procedural dates remain unchanged, including those for the... [Click for full press release.]
01/06/2022 (Thursday)
No. 22-02
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board today announced additional details for the upcoming public hearing on the revised application for CSX Corporation and CSX Transportation, Inc., et al. (CSX) to acquire control of Pan Am Systems, Inc., and its shortline... [Click for full press release.]
01/03/2022 (Monday)
No. 22-01
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
Karen J. Hedlund was sworn in today as a new member of the Surface Transportation Board. Ms. Hedlund was confirmed by the Senate on December 16, 2021. Ms. Hedlund served in the Obama Administration as Chief Counsel of the Federal Highway Administration... [Click for full press release.]
12/29/2021 (Wednesday)
No. 21-58
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board today issued a decision denying a motion to hold in abeyance the procedural schedule for the Board’s proposed rulemaking to establish a voluntary arbitration program for small rate disputes. The decision also extends... [Click for full press release.]
12/28/2021 (Tuesday)
No. 21-57
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board today announced details of the upcoming public hearing on proposed reciprocal switching regulations. The public hearing will be held on March 15 and 16, 2022, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on each day, at the Board’s... [Click for full press release.]
12/20/2021 (Monday)
No. 21-55
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board today issued a decision granting approval for exemptions sought by Watco Holdings, Inc., and two of its subsidiaries (collectively, Watco) in the acquisition of approximately 652 miles of rail line in Wisconsin and Michigan... [Click for full press release.]