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.
09/15/2020 (Tuesday)
No. 20-12
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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
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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
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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.]
08/24/2020 (Monday)
No. 20-08
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The Surface Transportation Board and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today sent a joint letter to each of the Class I railroads regarding recent issues related to the effects of the COVID-19 national emergency on the rail industry and service... [Click for full press release.]
08/03/2020 (Monday)
No. 20-07
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The Surface Transportation Board today announced the adoption of a final rule to establish a streamlined approach for pleading market dominance in rate reasonableness proceedings. The final rule provides an option for simplifying the market dominance... [Click for full press release.]
07/22/2020 (Wednesday)
No. 20-06
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Surface Transportation Board Vice Chairman Martin Oberman today announced that he will recuse himself from participating in the proceeding Petition for Declaratory Order and Preliminary Injunction, Docket No. FD 36420, filed on July 21, 2020, by the... [Click for full press release.]
05/21/2020 (Thursday)
No. 20-05
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The Surface Transportation Board announced today that it is adopting a final rule amending its railroad performance data reporting rules to include certain chemical and plastics traffic as a distinct reporting category to the Class I railroads’ weekly... [Click for full press release.]
05/15/2020 (Friday)
No. 20-04
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The Surface Transportation Board today announced that it will permit informal discussions with stakeholders on the Board’s proposed rule in Final Offer Rate Review, Docket No. EP 755 and comments received in that docket regarding arbitration and other... [Click for full press release.]
04/30/2020 (Thursday)
No. 20-03
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
The Surface Transportation Board today announced that it is issuing a series of decisions on demurrage and accessorial rules and charges, continuing its efforts to promote transparency, timeliness, and mutual accountability by rail carriers and the... [Click for full press release.]