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.
04/23/2021 (Friday)
No. 21-20
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The Surface Transportation Board today announced a decision finding that the waiver provision under 49 C.F.R. § 1180.0(b) applies to the potential transaction between Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) and Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS). This 2001 merger... [Click for full press release.]
04/15/2021 (Thursday)
No. 21-19
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Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) Chairman Martin J. Oberman announced today that the STB has formed a passenger rail working group consisting of STB staff. The new working group is charged with developing plans to enhance the agency’s... [Click for full press release.]
04/07/2021 (Wednesday)
No. 21-18
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The Surface Transportation Board announced that the semi-annual meeting of the Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee (RETAC) will be held on Thursday, April 22, at 1 p.m. ET. The public meeting will be held virtually, via Zoom, and is expected to... [Click for full press release.]
04/06/2021 (Tuesday)
No. 21-17
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The Surface Transportation Board today announced the adoption of a final rule in Demurrage Billing Requirements, Docket No. EP 759. The final rule establishes certain minimum information requirements for demurrage bills from Class I railroads, including... [Click for full press release.]
04/05/2021 (Monday)
No. 21-16
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The Surface Transportation Board (Board) today announced the adoption of a final rule to amend the operating revenue thresholds for classifying rail carriers. The final rule will raise the Class I revenue threshold to $900 million and round the current... [Click for full press release.]
03/25/2021 (Thursday)
No. 21-15
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
The Surface Transportation Board announced today that it will review the proposed acquisition by CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) of Pan Am Systems, Inc. (Pan Am) as a “significant” transaction under the Board’s regulations for railroad mergers,... [Click for full press release.]
03/24/2021 (Wednesday)
No. 21-14
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
Beginning on Friday, March 26, 2021 at 3 p.m., the Surface Transportation Board Website will be affected by scheduled maintenance. Work is expected to be completed by Saturday evening. The website will be available during maintenance ONLY by entering... [Click for full press release.]
03/23/2021 (Tuesday)
No. 21-13
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
The Surface Transportation Board has received a “notice of intent” regarding a proposed transaction that would place Canadian Pacific Railway Company and the Kansas City Southern Railway Company, both of which are Class I railroads, under common... [Click for full press release.]
03/22/2021 (Monday)
No. 21-12
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin J. Oberman announced today that he has designated Dr. William Brennan, director of the Office of Economics, as the Board’s chief economist. Noting that over the Board’s history, the Board has been served by... [Click for full press release.]
03/05/2021 (Friday)
No. 21-11
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
The Surface Transportation Board today announced the addition of Donald Itzkoff and Eric Jakubowski to the Board’s Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council (RSTAC). They join RSTAC as small railroad representatives. Mr. Jakubowski is the chief... [Click for full press release.]