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.
12/04/2020 (Friday)
No. 20-18
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
The Board announced that its staff will hold a technical conference concerning a new approach its Office of Economics has developed for possible use in considering class exemption and revocation issues. The technical conference will be held virtually via... [Click for full press release.]
10/30/2020 (Friday)
No. 20-17
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
**Updated December 9, 2020: The Office of Environmental Analysis has extended the public comment period 45 days following extension requests from a number of parties. Comments are now due by January 28, 2021. To view the extension notice, click... [Click for full press release.]
10/28/2020 (Wednesday)
No. 20-16
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
The Surface Transportation Board today announced that it is actively monitoring any rail service disruptions caused by Hurricane Zeta. The National Hurricane Center forecasts hurricane conditions, especially along the coast of Louisiana, beginning today.... [Click for full press release.]
10/07/2020 (Wednesday)
No. 20-15
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
The Surface Transportation Board today announced that it is actively monitoring any rail service disruptions caused by Hurricane Delta. The National Hurricane Center forecasts hurricane conditions, especially along the coasts of Louisiana and... [Click for full press release.]
10/01/2020 (Thursday)
No. 20-14
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
The Surface Transportation Board announced today that it has made its annual determination of revenue adequacy for the Nation’s Class I freight railroads for 2019. The Board found that five Class I railroads (BNSF Railway Company, CSX Transportation,... [Click for full press release.]
09/30/2020 (Wednesday)
No. 20-13
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
The Surface Transportation Board today announced that it is seeking public comment concerning a new approach its Office of Economics (OE) has developed for possible use in considering class exemption and revocation issues. In March 2016, the Board issued a... [Click for full press release.]
09/15/2020 (Tuesday)
No. 20-12
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
The Surface Transportation Board announced today that it is actively monitoring any rail service disruptions caused by Hurricane Sally. The National Hurricane Center forecasts hurricane conditions today for the Mississippi and Alabama coastlines and the... [Click for full press release.]
09/10/2020 (Thursday)
No. 20-11
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
On September 10, 2020, the Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis issued a Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (DSEA) in the pending rail line abandonment proceeding, Consolidated Rail Corporation-Abandonment Exemption-in... [Click for full press release.]
09/03/2020 (Thursday)
No. 20-10
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
The Surface Transportation Board today announced the adoption of a final rule improving its Waybill Sample data collection by creating a more robust dataset for decision-making and analyses, without adding undue burden on railroads. Specifically, the... [Click for full press release.]
08/26/2020 (Wednesday)
No. 20-09
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
*Updated 8/28/2020, 10:30 a.m. The Surface Transportation Board is actively monitoring any rail service disruptions caused by Hurricane Laura. The National Hurricane Center reports that severe weather is expected as Hurricane Laura, now downgraded to a... [Click for full press release.]