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.
08/10/2021 (Tuesday)
No. 21-35
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Board is currently considering a motion, filed jointly by Canadian National Railway (CN) and Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS), to approve the parties’ proposed voting trust agreement. By decision served on May 17, 2021, the Board determined that... [Click for full press release.]
08/06/2021 (Friday)
No. 21-34
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The Surface Transportation Board today instituted a proceeding on the application filed by the National Passenger Railroad Corporation (Amtrak) under 49 U.S.C. § 24308(e), which seeks an STB order requiring CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), and Norfolk... [Click for full press release.]
08/06/2021 (Friday)
No. 21-33
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis today issued a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in Docket No. FD 36284 for the proposed Uinta Basin Railway in Carbon, Duchesne, Uintah, and Utah Counties, Utah. The Seven... [Click for full press release.]
08/02/2021 (Monday)
No. 21-32
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The Surface Transportation Board today announced a decision on a petition filed by Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) which asked the Board to confirm that Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) remains obligated to provide information to CP for purposes of... [Click for full press release.]
07/30/2021 (Friday)
No. 21-31
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board today announced a decision accepting for consideration the revised merger application filed by CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) to acquire control of Pan Am Systems, Inc., and its short line railroad subsidiaries. The... [Click for full press release.]
07/23/2021 (Friday)
No. 21-31
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
NOTICE: On Friday, July 23, at 8 p.m. the STB website, including e-filing, will be down for maintenance. Work is expected to be complete by 8:30 p.m. ### [Click for full press release.]
07/22/2021 (Thursday)
No. 21-30
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin J. Oberman today sent a letter to all Class I railroads expressing his concern over persistent problems with congestion in the international intermodal supply chain and significant container storage fees that... [Click for full press release.]
07/09/2021 (Friday)
No. 21-29
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
Today the White House issued an Executive Order, “Promoting Competition in the American Economy.” The Executive Order affirms historical facts and principles that have underpinned our nation’s economic success: namely, that a “fair, open, and... [Click for full press release.]
06/23/2021 (Wednesday)
No. 21-28
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) has published an updated version of its Rail Heritage Map on its Railroad Map Depot webpage. The updated map shows the locations of 1,596 rail-related structures, buildings, and... [Click for full press release.]
06/21/2021 (Monday)
No. 21-27
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board met recently with members of the cybersecurity team at the Association of American Railroads (AAR) to receive a briefing on AAR’s cybersecurity work and the rail industry’s cybersecurity planning and preparedness. The... [Click for full press release.]