August 18, 2022 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Surface Transportation Board press release, August 15, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin J. Oberman today announced that he has appointed, with the approval of the Board, Janie Sheng to serve as Director of the Office of...
August 16, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB, TTD
(Source: Freight Waves, August 15, 2022) Surface Transportation Board Chairman Marty Oberman expressed doubt that the four major U.S. Class I railroads could ramp up rail service and reach the service targets they laid out by December. Full story: Freight...
August 16, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, Shippers, STB
(Source: Railway Age, August 15, 2022) “To date, steps by Class I railroads to boost hiring and other measures have not translated into meaningful service improvements,” the American Chemistry Council (ACC) told the Surface Transportation Board (STB) in an update...
August 16, 2022 | CN, CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 15, 2022) CN states how its proposal for the divestiture of KCS track to CN between Kansas City, Missouri, and Springfield and East St. Louis, Illinois, would — in CN’s view — create greater competition through the development...
August 11, 2022 | CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, STB
(Source: Quad-City Times, August 10, 2022) If a merger between two North American rail companies is approved by a federal board, Davenport will receive up to $10 million from the new company under an agreement aldermen unanimously approved Wednesday. The city plans to...
August 11, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Freight Waves, August 10, 2022) Deliberations at the Surface Transportation Board over whether Amtrak should be allowed to reestablish Gulf Coast service between Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans are still ongoing, and all the parties appear to be holding fast...
August 9, 2022 | Headlines, Legislation, PSR, STB
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, August 8, 2022) Railroads would be prohibited from raising prices during service emergencies under a legislative package introduced this week meant to address the delays and high costs that have dragged down shipper operations for months....
August 8, 2022 | CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, STB
(Source: Laredo Morning Times, August 7, 2022) The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis determined the only potential adverse impacts of Canadian Pacific’s proposed merger with Kansas City Southern would be train noise, according to the...
August 5, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, August 5, 2022) Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin J. Oberman says railroad service is suffering for one simple reason: The big four U.S. Class I systems aren’t paying enough to retain and recruit train crews. In an interview last...
August 5, 2022 | Headlines, Hi-Viz, PSR, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, August 4, 2022) Union leaders routinely comment on matters such as mergers, line spinoffs, and labor protection issues. But Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin J. Oberman and former chairman Daniel Elliott II, who served on the board...
