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.
08/21/2023 (Monday)
No. 23-14
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
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) 245-0245
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) 245-0245
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.]
06/23/2023 (Friday)
No. 23-11
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
The Surface Transportation Board today issued a preliminary injunction requiring BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) to transport 4.2 million tons of coal from Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC’s (NTEC) Spring Creek mine in Montana to the Westshore... [Click for full press release.]
06/16/2023 (Friday)
No. 22-10
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin J. Oberman today responded to concerns raised by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) about subjects discussed at the Spring 2023 meeting of the STB’s Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee... [Click for full press release.]
05/31/2023 (Wednesday)
No. 22-09
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) today issued a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed construction of a new rail line in Mesa, Arizona by Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP). The Draft EA analyzes... [Click for full press release.]
05/23/2023 (Tuesday)
No. 23-08
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
The Surface Transportation Board today announced the addition of Justin Broyles and Robert (Buck) Rogers to the Board’s Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council (RSTAC). Mr. Broyles joins as a small railroad representative, and Mr. Rogers joins... [Click for full press release.]
03/15/2023 (Wednesday)
No. 22-07
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
The Surface Transportation Board today issued its decision approving the acquisition of Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS) by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP), with conditions. The decision includes an unprecedented seven-year oversight... [Click for full press release.]
03/14/2023 (Tuesday)
No. 23-06
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin Oberman will hold a press conference regarding the agency’s decision on the proposed acquisition of Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS) by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP). Chairman Oberman will... [Click for full press release.]
03/10/2023 (Friday)
No. 23-05
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
The Surface Transportation Board today announced the addition of Richard Erstad and James (Leggett) Kitchin to the Board’s Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council (RSTAC). Mr. Erstad joins as a small shipper representative, and Mr. Kitchin... [Click for full press release.]