June 23, 2021 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 22, 2021) The Surface Transportation Board (STB) met recently with members of the cybersecurity team at the Association of American Railroads (AAR) to receive a briefing on AAR’s cybersecurity work and the rail industry’s...
June 22, 2021 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Railway Age column by David Peter Alan, June 21, 2021) NEW YORK — For several months, Railway Age has reported extensively on Amtrak’s efforts to begin running two daily round trips between New Orleans and Mobile, and the strong opposition to the plan voiced...
June 17, 2021 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Railway Age opinion column by former U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan, June 16, 2021. Sen. Dorgan was a Democratic congressman and senator for North Dakota for 30 years before retiring from the Senate in 2011.) NEW YORK — Sometimes in decision making, there isn’t...
June 8, 2021 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Progressive Farmer, June 7, 2021) CHICAGO — The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) celebrated its anniversary year with nearly 400 attendees gathered at its 125th annual convention at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs on June 2-4. The...
June 3, 2021 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Railway Age, June 1, 2021) NEW YORK — The Surface Transportation Board (STB) is initiating a rulemaking proceeding to establish a new “emergency temporary trackage rights class exemption” that could be invoked during natural disasters, accidents or...
June 1, 2021 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Railway Age, May 28, 2021) NEW YORK — The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on May 28 sent identical letters to the Class I railroad CEOs—the second set of letters in as many days—requesting that they continue providing quarterly information about their...
May 28, 2021 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Railway Age, May 27, 2021) NEW YORK — Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chairman Martin J. Oberman has called on the CEOs of the seven North American Class I’s to provide an update on their preparedness to meet service demands, particularly as railroad...
May 11, 2021 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Railway Age column by Rob Benedict, May 10, 2021) NEW YORK — Picture a customer who receives a hefty invoice from an auto repair shop with several additional charges and no details regarding the nature of these fees. The customer is left facing the question...
April 30, 2021 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Railway Age, April 29, 2021) NEW YORK — President Joe Biden will nominate Democrat Karen J. Hedlund, current Vice President and National Rail Strategy Advisor at WSP USA and former Federal Railroad Administration Deputy Administrator, to replace Republican...
April 28, 2021 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Railway Age, April 27, 2021) NEW YORK — Amtrak, on the eve of a 50th Anniversary virtual celebration slated to feature President Joe Biden, has filed a petition asking the Surface Transportation Board to deny CSX’s and Norfolk Southern’s motion to dismiss...
