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.
11/10/2021 (Wednesday)
No. 21-44
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board today issued a decision inviting public comments on a proposed procedural schedule for the proposed transaction between Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP) and Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS). On September 15,... [Click for full press release.]
11/02/2021 (Tuesday)
No. 21-44
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board today issued a decision inviting public comments on a proposed procedural schedule for the proposed transaction between Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP) and Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS). On September 15,... [Click for full press release.]
11/02/2021 (Tuesday)
No. 21-43
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board today issued a decision granting Sanimax USA LLC’s (Sanimax) request for the Board to partially revoke commodity exemptions and permits its service case against Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) to proceed. The... [Click for full press release.]
10/26/2021 (Tuesday)
No. 21-42
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
Chairman Martin J. Oberman and Board Member Michelle A. Schultz traveled to important segments of the nation’s rail network last week. Their travel included a tour of Union Pacific Railroad’s Harriman Dispatching Center in Omaha, Nebraska, and a... [Click for full press release.]
09/30/2021 (Thursday)
No. 21-41
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board issued a decision today providing notice of its receipt of an amended notice of intent to file an application seeking authority for a proposed transaction between Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CP) and Kansas City... [Click for full press release.]
09/23/2021 (Thursday)
No. 21-40
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) today issued a Final Environmental Assessment (EA) as part of OEA’s environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in the pending rail line abandonment... [Click for full press release.]
09/07/2021 (Tuesday)
No. 21-39
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board today announced that is has made its annual determination of revenue adequacy for the Nation’s Class I freight railroads for 2020. The Board found that five Class I railroads (BNSF Railway Company, CSX Transportation,... [Click for full press release.]
09/02/2021 (Thursday)
No. 21-38
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board today announced a decision inviting comment on issues regarding first-mile / last-mile (FMLM) service. FMLM service refers to the movement of railcars between a local railroad serving yard and a shipper or receiver... [Click for full press release.]
08/31/2021 (Tuesday)
No. 21-37
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board today announced a unanimous decision rejecting the use of a voting trust agreement in connection with the proposed transaction between Canadian National Railway (CN) and Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS). The Board has... [Click for full press release.]
08/19/2021 (Thursday)
No. 21-36
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board today announced that it has selected senior staff member, Neil Moyer, to coordinate the Board’s efforts in preparing to meet new intercity passenger rail on-time performance (OTP) responsibilities. Over the coming months,... [Click for full press release.]