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.
03/09/2023 (Thursday)
No. 23-04
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The Surface Transportation Board today announced the appointment of nine new members to the Board’s Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee (RETAC). The new members are Messrs. Adam Anderson, John Bridson, James Grech, Christopher Hand, John... [Click for full press release.]
02/22/2023 (Wednesday)
No. 23-03
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The Board welcomes news of the recent agreements reached by both CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSX) and Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) with several rail labor unions, providing for paid sick leave. The Board applauds the efforts of CSX and UP in taking... [Click for full press release.]
01/27/2023 (Friday)
No. 23-02
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The Surface Transportation Board’s (Board) Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) today issued a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed acquisition of Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS) by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited... [Click for full press release.]
01/09/2023 (Monday)
No. 23-01
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The Surface Transportation Board announced today that Board Member Karen Hedlund has been designated as the agency’s vice chairman. Ms. Hedlund was sworn in as a Board member on January 3, 2022. She succeeds Michelle Schultz, who continues to serve... [Click for full press release.]
12/30/2022 (Friday)
No. 22-56
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The Surface Transportation Board today issued a decision that directs Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) to carry out specific service commitments to Foster Poultry Farms (Foster Farms). On December 29, 2022, Foster Farms filed a petition for emergency... [Click for full press release.]
12/19/2022 (Monday)
No. 22-55
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The Surface Transportation Board today adopted two final rules establishing new rate reasonableness procedures which provide two streamlined approaches for shippers and railroads to resolve smaller rate disputes. The Board established a voluntary... [Click for full press release.]
12/09/2022 (Friday)
No. 22-54
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The Surface Transportation Board today announced it has posted to its website certain railroad service and employment data collected as a result of the Board’s May 6, 2022 order in EP 770. This order required Class I freight railroads to file... [Click for full press release.]
12/08/2022 (Thursday)
No. 22-53
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Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin Oberman today sent a letter to Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) in response to UP’s December 6th filing pursuant to the Board’s November 22, 2022 order, in STB Docket No. EP 772, Oversight Hearing... [Click for full press release.]
12/08/2022 (Thursday)
No. 22-52
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The Surface Transportation Board today announced that it has selected senior staff member, Neil Moyer, to serve as acting director of the Board’s Office of Passenger Rail (OPR). The office was established on October 1, 2022, and is responsible for... [Click for full press release.]
12/07/2022 (Wednesday)
No. 22-51
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The Surface Transportation Board today announced additional information in preparation for the upcoming hearing regarding Union Pacific (UP) embargoes. The notice sets the schedule of appearances, the time allotted to each speaker or group, and provides... [Click for full press release.]