September 1, 2022 | Headlines, STB
(Railway Age column by William Vantuono, September 2, 2022) The Senate Commerce Committee will hold a confirmation hearing Sept. 7 on President Biden’s nomination of Democrat Robert E. Primus to a second term on the Surface Transportation Board (STB). This is a...
August 29, 2022 | CSX, Headlines, PSR, SMART-TD, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, August 26, 2022) CSX Transportation is pushing back against allegations a local union official has made regarding operations and safety at the railroad’s hump yard in Selkirk, N.Y. Full story: Trains Magazine
August 29, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, August 29, 2022) The Surface Transportation Board has granted a request by the parties in the Amtrak Gulf Coast dispute to extend board-sponsored mediation for an additional 30 days. Full story: Trains Magazine
August 29, 2022 | CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, August 26, 2022) The location of one of four in-person public meetings to comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger has been changed, the Surface Transportation Board has...
August 26, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 24, 2022) Class Is employed 116,407 employees in the United States as of mid-July, which represents a 0.13% increase compared with June employment levels and a 0.64% bump from July 2021 levels, according to Surface...
August 25, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, August 25, 2022) The parties in the dispute over Amtrak’s effort to launch Gulf Coast service have asked the Surface Transportation Board to extend the period for board-sponsored mediation by 30 days. Full story: Trains...
August 24, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, Shippers, STB, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, August 23, 2022) A number of chemical shippers still face significant rail service disruptions despite freight railroads’ efforts to improve, according to recent statements from the American Chemistry Council (ACC). Full story: Freight...
August 23, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 22, 2022) In light of recent freight-rail service problems, the Surface Transportation Board is expressing concern about the Class Is’ ability to meet grain shipping demand during the upcoming harvest season. Full story:...
August 23, 2022 | Headlines, Oil Train, STB
(Source: Railway Age, August 22, 2022) The Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) “inadequate” assessments of the Uinta Basin Railway project’s climate, public health and safety impacts undermine its approval of the project under the Interstate Commerce Commission...
August 19, 2022 | CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, STB
(Source: Radio Iowa, August 18, 2022) The Camanche City Council has turned down the settlement Canadian Pacific Railroad is offering to address far more train traffic in the area. Canadian Pacific offered Camanche $200,000, for closing two of the seven railroad...
