May 9, 2023 | CN, CPKC, Headlines, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 8, 2023) CN is taking issue with the amount of data reporting that Canadian Pacific Kansas City wants to submit to the Surface Transportation Board as part of the board’s post-merger oversight. Full story: Progressive...
May 8, 2023 | CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, Lawsuit, STB, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, May 5, 2023) Union Pacific is asking a federal court of appeals to review the decision by the Surface Transportation Board to approve the merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern. UP had expressed concerns during STB hearings on...
May 4, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, Shippers, STB
(Source: The Load Star, May 4, 2023) Chemical manufacturers want US authorities to put the squeeze on the railways to improve their performance. The American Chemistry Council (ACC) wants regulations to help raise service levels, citing widespread disruptions to its...
May 3, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, NS, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 2, 2023) Federal regulators will require BNSF Railway, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific to continue to provide biweekly service progress reports through the end of the year. Full story: Trains Magazine
May 3, 2023 | BNSF, Commuter Rail, CPKC, Headlines, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 2, 2023) The Surface Transportation Board has denied requests by Metra and BNSF Railway to participate in an upcoming technical conference to determine details of metrics reported by Canadian Pacific Kansas City to the board, as required...
May 3, 2023 | Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 2, 2023) Norfolk Southern yesterday sought regulatory approval for its acquisition of the Cincinnati Southern Railway, the municipally owned railroad that forms the 338.2-mile Chattanooga-Cincinnati backbone of NS’s key corridor linking...
May 1, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Railway Age, April 28, 2023) Union Pacific (UP) on April 27 submitted a year-to-date progress report on embargoes, inventory management and system fluidity to the Surface Transportation Board (STB), which last year ordered the Class I to explain its...
April 26, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR, Shippers, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 26, 2023) The Surface Transportation Board will hold a hearing next month to consider a Powder River Basin coal producer’s request for an emergency service order that would require BNSF Railway to handle more volume from the Spring...
April 25, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 21, 2023) Class Is operating in the United States employed 120,668 people in March, a 0.38% increase over February’s employment level and a 4.88% increase year over year, according to Surface Transportation Board data. Five of...
April 13, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, Shippers, STB
(Source: The Load Star, April 13, 2023) As the North American model of railroading comes under increased regulatory scrutiny, forwarders are making their own call for change to precision scheduling. Full story: The Load Star
