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.
11/13/2023 (Monday)
No. 23-21
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board today announced that it has provided public notice that it intends to establish a federal advisory committee on passenger rail service, the Passenger Rail Advisory Committee (PRAC or Committee). Once formed, the Committee... [Click for full press release.]
10/23/2023 (Monday)
No. 23-20
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board today announced the appointment of six new members to the Board’s Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee (RETAC). The new members are Bryan Boaz, Sean Brewer, Sandra Ellis, Leila Ford, Edward Quinn, and Robert... [Click for full press release.]
10/02/2023 (Monday)
No. 23-19
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board today announced that it will extend by 15 days the comment period in Reciprocal Switching for Inadequate Service, Docket No. EP 711 (Sub-No. 2), a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that focuses on providing rail... [Click for full press release.]
09/29/2023 (Friday)
No. 23-18
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) today issued a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed construction and operation of a new rail line in Tooele County, Utah, by Savage Tooele Railroad Company. The... [Click for full press release.]
09/14/2023 (Thursday)
No. 23-17
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) will hold a virtual public meeting on Thursday, September 28, 2023, from 5:00PM to 9:00PM ET, concerning the historic review under Section 106 of the National Historic... [Click for full press release.]
09/07/2023 (Thursday)
No. 23-16
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The Surface Transportation Board today, by a unanimous vote, issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in Reciprocal Switching for Inadequate Service, Docket No. EP 711 (Sub-No. 2), which focuses on providing rail customers with access to reciprocal... [Click for full press release.]
08/23/2023 (Wednesday)
No. 23-15
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board today announced the addition of Jeremy Ferguson to the Board’s Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council (RSTAC). Mr. Ferguson joins as an at-large member. Mr. Ferguson is the president of the Transportation... [Click for full press release.]
08/21/2023 (Monday)
No. 23-14
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board is actively monitoring any rail service disruptions caused by Tropical Storm Hilary. Freight and passenger rail service interruptions extending north and east from Southern and Central California have been reported. ... [Click for full press release.]
08/14/2023 (Monday)
No. 23-13
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board today announced that it is denying BNSF Railway Company’s (BNSF) petition for partial stay of the Board’s previous decision in Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC – Ex Parte Petition for Emergency Service Order,... [Click for full press release.]
07/11/2023 (Tuesday)
No. 23-12
Contact: | (202) 245-1760
The Surface Transportation Board today issued a decision opening an investigation into the on-time performance of Amtrak’s Sunset Limited long-distance passenger train service, which runs between New Orleans, Louisiana, and Los Angeles, California. The... [Click for full press release.]