Below are press releases issued by the Surface Transportation Board since the beginning of 2019. Press releases issued prior to 2019 are available here.
An official website of the United States government
An official website of the United States government
Below are press releases issued by the Surface Transportation Board since the beginning of 2019. Press releases issued prior to 2019 are available here.
03/14/2025 (Friday)
No. 25-12
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
The Surface Transportation Board today announced that it will review the proposed acquisition by Norfolk Southern Corporation and Norfolk Southern Railway Company (collectively, NS) to acquire control of Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad Company... [Click for full press release.]
03/14/2025 (Friday)
No. 25-11
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) today issued a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS) for Green Eagle Railroad’s proposed construction and operation of a 1.3-mile rail line in Eagle Pass and Maverick... [Click for full press release.]
02/21/2025 (Friday)
No. 25-10
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
Consistent with his objective to increase transparency at the agency, Surface Transportation Board Chairman Patrick Fuchs provided an update today on recent actions to facilitate and expedite resolution of several long-standing Board proceedings.... [Click for full press release.]
01/22/2025 (Wednesday)
No. 25-08
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
The Surface Transportation Board announced today that Board Member Michelle Schultz has been designated as the agency’s vice chairman. Ms. Schultz was sworn in as a Board member on January 11, 2021. She succeeds Karen Hedlund, who continues to serve as a... [Click for full press release.]
01/21/2025 (Tuesday)
No. 25-07
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
Surface Transportation Board Chairman Patrick Fuchs announced today several key staff selections. Lisa Novins will serve as his chief of staff, overseeing many of the managerial functions and day-to-day operations of the Board. Thomas Quinn will serve... [Click for full press release.]
01/21/2025 (Tuesday)
No. 25-06
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
President Donald J. Trump has designated Patrick J. Fuchs as Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board. Mr. Fuchs is serving in his second, five-year term following his confirmation by the U.S. Senate on May 14, 2024. His current term expires... [Click for full press release.]
01/17/2025 (Friday)
No. 25-05
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
Chairman Robert E. Primus Thursday delivered remarks regarding STB accomplishments to attendees of the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers 2025 Winter Meeting, held in Schaumburg, Illinois. The Chairman’s remarks may be viewed and downloaded here. ### [Click for full press release.]
01/16/2025 (Thursday)
No. 25-04
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
In my time at the Board, I frequently have heard concerns about retaliation by rail carriers against shippers and others who use or participate in the Board’s regulatory proceedings. I therefore feel it is imperative to issue this statement expressing... [Click for full press release.]
01/15/2025 (Wednesday)
No. 25-03
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
The Surface Transportation Board today issued a decision partially granting complaints filed by the North America Freight Car Association (NAFCA) and several other associations and individual complainants regarding Union Pacific Railroad Company’s (UP)... [Click for full press release.]
01/14/2025 (Tuesday)
No. 25-02
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
The Surface Transportation Board today issued a decision approving, with conditions, Canadian National Railway Company’s (CN) request for Board authority to acquire and operate Iowa Northern Railway Company’s (Iowa Northern) 218-mile rail system,... [Click for full press release.]