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.
10/26/2021 (Tuesday)
No. 21-42
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.]
08/10/2021 (Tuesday)
No. 21-35
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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) 245-0245
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.]