STB solicits comment on grain rates

The Surface Transportation Board announced Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013 it “invites public comment on how to ensure the Board’s rate complaint procedures are accessible to grain shippers and provide effective protection against unreasonable freight rail transportation rates.”

October rail employment up over year ago

Compiled figures released this week by the Surface Transportation Board show Class I railroads employed 103,103 people in mid-October, up 0.41% from October 2012, but down 134 people, or 0.08%, from the previous month of September.

September rail employment up over year ago

Figures released Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013, by the Surface Transportation Board show Class I railroads employed 163,237 people in mid-September, up 1.23% from September 2012, but down 183 people, or 0.11%, from the previous month of August.

Mule Sidetracks eyes Ohio R-O-W buy

Right-of-way used by Ohio short line Youngstown & Southern Railroad (Y&SR), currently owned by the Columbiana County Port Authority (CCPA), may soon be sold to Mule Sidetracks LLC, a noncarrier, for an estimated $3 million.

STB: UP, NS revenue-adequate for 2012

The U.S. Surface Transportation Board on Oct. 17, 2013 released its findings on U.S. Class I railroad revenue adequacy for 2012, and found that only two carriers—Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern—qualify as revenue-adequate.
Commentary

STB nominee Miller: A fresh perspective

Any notion that Debra (Deb) Miller, President Obama’s nominee to succeed Frank Mulvey at the Surface Transportation Board, is a gullible “Dorothy from Kansas” should be ditched chop-chop.

Employment up year-over-year, slips from July

Figures released by the Surface Transportation Board show Class I railroads employed 163,420 people in mid-August, up 0.45% from August 2012, but down 536 people, or 0.33%, from the previous month of July.

Train and engine crew employment climbs in July

Employment figures released by the Surface Transportation Board for July 2013 show that Class I railroads employed 163,956 people, up 1.20% from July 2012, though down 0.31%, from the previous month of June 2013.

STB adopts final PTC expenses and investments reporting rules

On Aug. 14, 2013, the Surface Transportation Board adopted final rules for the reporting of positive train control (PTC) expenses and investments for Class I railroads.

STB schedules hearing on mandatory competitive switching

The Surface Transportation Board has scheduled an Oct. 22, 2013 public hearing to explore issues surrounding the National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) petition to modify the Board’s standards for mandatory competitive switching.
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