February 18, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Railway Age, February 17, 2022) NEW YORK — This latest skirmish was fought hard on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 15 and 16. Holding their grounds through it all were Amtrak, joined by elected and other officials from Mississippi and advocates for passenger...
February 17, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine analysis by Bob Johnston, February 16, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Questions raised by Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin Oberman and other board members Wednesday, during the second day of a hearing over Amtrak service on the Gulf...
February 17, 2022 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, February 16, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Rail Customer Coalition sent a letter to the Surface Transportation Board on Friday pushing for reciprocal switching rules ahead of a pivotal hearing slated for next month. Full story: Supply Chain...
February 16, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, February 15, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Active cross-examination by Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin Oberman and other board members marked almost eight hours of testimony Tuesday on the first of two days of public comment on the...
February 16, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 15, 2022) Hours before the Surface Transportation Board (STB) began the first day of a two-day public hearing on the matter, Amtrak yesterday laid out on social media its case for why it should be allowed to restore...
February 16, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Press release from the office of Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, February 15, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following are remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on...
February 16, 2022 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Railway Age, February 15, 2022) NEW YORK — On March 15-16, the Surface Transportation Board, more than a year after emerging from a long period of public-near-silence following the election of Joe Biden as President of the United States, will hold a hearing...
February 15, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 14, 2022) The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has announced additional details for its public hearing regarding Amtrak’s application to operate Gulf Coast rail service. To be held virtually, the hearing will begin on Feb....
February 15, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine analysis by Bill Stephens, February 14, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern, and Amtrak all should be in the hot seat at Surface Transportation Board hearings this week and next month regarding proposed Gulf Coast...
February 14, 2022 | Headlines, Oil Train, STB
(Source: Reuters, February 11, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Conservation groups on Friday accused the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) of improperly approving a roughly $1.5 billion rail line in Utah’s Uinta Basin because the resulting boost in the...
