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.
03/03/2022 (Thursday)
No. 22-14
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The Surface Transportation Board today issued a decision adopting a procedural schedule regarding the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’s (Amtrak) application, asking the Board to establish reasonable terms and compensation for Amtrak’s use of... [Click for full press release.]
03/01/2022 (Tuesday)
No. 22-13
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The Surface Transportation Board today announced additional details for the upcoming hearing concerning the Board’s proposed reciprocal switching regulations. The public hearing will be held virtually on March 15 and 16, 2022, via Zoom, beginning each... [Click for full press release.]
03/01/2022 (Tuesday)
No. 22-12
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The Surface Transportation Board today issued a decision rescheduling the evidentiary hearing regarding the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’s (Amtrak) application to operate Gulf Coast service. The evidentiary hearing scheduled to begin on... [Click for full press release.]
02/25/2022 (Friday)
No. 22-11
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
The Surface Transportation Board today issued a decision clarifying a previous decision in the Sanimax USA LLC (Sanimax) common carrier obligation and unreasonable practices complaint against Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP). The Board partially grants... [Click for full press release.]
02/24/2022 (Thursday)
No. 22-10
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The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Economics (OE) today announced the publication of the Annual Rail Rate Index Study: 1985-2020, which distills data and analysis of freight rail rates into formal reports that are shared with the Board and the... [Click for full press release.]
02/18/2022 (Friday)
No. 22-09
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The Surface Transportation Board today issued a decision postponing any determination of whether the anticipated responsive applications that may be filed by BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) and Canadian National Railway Company (CN) would be deemed “minor”... [Click for full press release.]
02/18/2022 (Friday)
No. 22-08
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The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) today issued the Final Scope of Study (Final Scope) for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that OEA is preparing in connection with the proposed acquisition of Kansas City... [Click for full press release.]
02/11/2022 (Friday)
No. 22-07
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
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) 245-0245
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) 245-0245
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.]