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SurfaceBelow are press releases issued by the Surface Transportation Board since the beginning of 2019. Press releases issued prior to 2019 are available here.
03/23/2022 (Wednesday)
No. 22-18
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The Surface Transportation Board today announced additional instructions in preparation for the evidentiary hearing beginning on April 4, 2022, regarding the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’s (Amtrak) application to operate Gulf Coast Service. ... [Click for full press release.]
03/16/2022 (Wednesday)
No. 22-17
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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), directing applicants to address an issue regarding certain data... [Click for full press release.]
03/14/2022 (Monday)
No. 22-16
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The Surface Transportation Board today issued a decision in preparation for the evidentiary hearing beginning on April 4, 2022, regarding the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’s (Amtrak) application to operate Gulf Coast service. The Board directs... [Click for full press release.]
03/03/2022 (Thursday)
No. 22-15
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Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin J. Oberman today announced that he has appointed, with the approval of the Board, Danielle Gosselin to serve as Director of the Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA). Ms. Gosselin has served as OEA Acting... [Click for full press release.]
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
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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.]