The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Aug. 21 announced that it is “actively” monitoring any rail service disruptions caused by Tropical Storm Hilary, following reports of freight and passenger rail service interruptions
The Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) December 2021 approval of the construction and operation of the Uinta Basin Railway was struck down by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) is seeking nominations for candidates to fill six vacancies on its Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee (RETAC).
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has determined that the cost of capital for the railroad industry was 10.58% for 2022.
“But first, while time does not permit me to cover all of the issues on the Board’s agenda, I want to discuss what, in my view, is of uppermost concern to the
While “concerns about railroad service are well documented from shippers and advocacy groups,” and railroads have struggled like other labor-intensive industries to fill open positions, “our experience with railroad service has been very good,” Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AECI) CEO and General Manager David Tudor informed the Surface Transportation Board (STB) in a recent letter.
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on July 11 reported that the standard has been met for initiating an investigation into the on-time performance of Amtrak’s Sunset Limited long-distance service between New Orleans
Regarding to Surface Transportation Board docket Urgent Issues in Freight Rail Service, EP 770; Urgent Issues in Freight Rail Service—Railroad Reporting, EP 770-1, some rail labor unions have been providing STB (as
Pennsylvania & Southern Railway (PSCC), part of the Rail Enterprise Group, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to purchase approximately 25 miles of rail line and associated
U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kans.) on June 28 reintroduced the Reliable Rail Service Act to clarify the railroads’ common carrier obligation and establish specific criteria for the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to consider when evaluating whether that obligation is being met. They said it would “give shippers much-needed certainty that is currently lacking.”
