January 3, 2022 | CP, Headlines, KCS, STB
(Source: Railway Age, December 30, 2021) NEW YORK — Potential merger partners Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) on Dec. 28 submitted their safety integration plan to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)...
January 3, 2022 | CP, Headlines, KCS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, January 3, 2022) DUBUQUE, Iowa — The City of Dubuque has become the latest to voice concerns over traffic increases that could result from the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger, writing in a letter to the Surface Transportation...
January 3, 2022 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Railway Age, December 29, 2021) NEW YORK — The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has denied a shipper group request to pause its proposed rulemaking on a voluntary arbitration program aimed at resolving small rate cases. Full story: Railway...
December 28, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, December 28, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In filings that maintain if not elevate the level of acrimony between the two sides, CSX and Norfolk Southern have attacked almost every aspect of Amtrak’s response to their initial argument in the...
December 28, 2021 | CP, Headlines, KCS, STB
(Source: Muscatine Journal, December 27, 2021) MUSCATINE, Iowa — With the proposed merger of two railways promising to bring more rail traffic to Muscatine, city officials are encouraging the public to get involved in making sure the change is an opportunity for the...
December 21, 2021 | CN, Headlines, Short Line, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, December 20, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — After a lengthy delay sparked by filings in opposition to the deal, the Surface Transportation Board has approved Watco’s purchase of about 650 miles of branch lines in Wisconsin and Michigan from...
December 20, 2021 | CP, Headlines, KCS, STB
(Source: Railway Age, December 17, 2021) NEW YORK — The public now has until Jan. 3, 2022 to provide comments on the scope of environmental review for the proposed Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) reported on Dec....
December 20, 2021 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Railway Age, December 16, 2021 NEW YORK — By unanimous consent, Democrat Karen J. Hedlund was confirmed by the Senate late Dec. 16 to the five-member Surface Transportation Board (STB). She succeeds Republican Ann D. Begeman, whose second term had expired in...
December 20, 2021 | CP, Headlines, KCS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine analysis by Bill Stephens, December 17, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Do railroad mergers live up to the hype? It’s a question that’s been rattling around in my head as federal regulators review the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger, the...
December 17, 2021 | CP, Headlines, KCS, STB
(Source: Quad City Times, December 16, 2021) DAVENPORT, Iowa — A pending railroad merger would nearly triple the number of trains per day traveling through the Iowa Quad-Cities, raising concerns among Davenport and Bettendorf leaders about noise, safety and the...
