December 7, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, Railroad Safety, STB, Unions
(Source: Trains.com, December 4, 2023) A coalition of rail labor unions has criticized the U.S. Class I railroads’ hiring efforts, their pace of service improvements, and the industry’s safety record in a filing with the Surface Transportation Board. Full story:...
December 7, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, STB, Unions, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, December 4, 2023) Debate about furloughs at Union Pacific and how many employees could be affected continue to play out in the public arena following a recent industry conference where Surface Transportation Board Chairman Marty Oberman called...
November 22, 2023 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Freight Waves, November 22, 2023) The Surface Transportation Board is extending the deadline for industry stakeholders to reply to feedback that the board received on its proposed rule for reciprocal switching. The new deadline is December 20, 2023. Full...
November 21, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Trains.com, November 16, 2023) Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin J. Oberman – who used his position as a bully pulpit to criticize railroads and encourage them to reach their potential by hauling more of the nation’s freight – announced today that...
November 21, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, November 17, 2023) Martin Oberman, chairman of the Surface Transportation Board, had several complimentary statements in his address Thursday to the RailTrends conference about progress in the nation’s rail sector. He called out several Class I...
November 17, 2023 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Trains.com, November 16, 2023) Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin J. Oberman — who used his position as a bully pulpit to criticize railroads and encourage them to reach their potential by hauling more of the nation’s freight — announced today that...
November 16, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 13, 2023) The committee will provide nonbinding advice and recommendations on passenger-rail service issues, including those impacting intercity- and commuter-rail passengers and operators, government entities, freight-rail...
November 10, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, Shippers, STB
(Source: Trains.com, November 9, 2023) BNSF Railway and Navajo Transitional Energy Co. (NTEC) have reached a settlement that will end the coal miner’s common carrier complaint against the railroad. The companies today asked the Surface Transportation Board to suspend...
November 9, 2023 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Trains.com, November 8, 2023) The Surface Transportation Board received numerous comments on its proposed reciprocal switching rule this week, with predictable results: Railroads say the rule goes too far. Shippers say it doesn’t go far enough. And rail labor...
November 9, 2023 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Railway Age, November 8, 2023) The Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) comment period closed November 7 for the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) it issued this fall regarding reciprocal switching for inadequate service. Many shipper and government...
