April 15, 2019 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 12, 2019) The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has announced the details for its May 22 public hearing on railroad demurrage and accessorial charges. Full story: Progressive Railroading
April 9, 2019 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 8, 2019) The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has opened a rule-making proceeding in response to a petition from the American Chemistry Council to amend the board’s railroad performance data reporting rules. Full story:...
March 27, 2019 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 26, 2019) U.S. Class Is employed 145,800 people in mid-February, down 0.52 percent compared with mid-January’s level, but up 0.68 percent compared with February 2018’s count, according to Surface Transportation Board...
March 21, 2019 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, STB
(Source: Freight Waves, March 20, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The request by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) asking the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to include a cost-benefit analysis into its rulemaking process is being viewed by some as a positive...
March 6, 2019 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Railway Age, March 1, 2019) NEW YORK — Former Surface Transportation Board (STB) member Deb Miller, a Kansas Democrat, has withdrawn her name from contention for renomination by President Trump to a second term. Full story: Railway Age
March 5, 2019 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 4, 2019) U.S. Class Is employed 146,556 employees in mid-January, down 0.72 percent compared with December 2018’s level, but up 1.54 percent compared with January 2018’s count, according to Surface Transportation...
February 14, 2019 | CSX, Headlines, STB
(Source: Jacksonville Business Journal, February 13, 2019) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Surface Transportation Board, a federal regulator, is reviewing the revenue major railroads across the country collect from fees. Full story: Jacksonville Business...
February 6, 2019 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 5, 2019) U.S. Class Is employed 147,620 workers as of mid-December 2018, down 0.9 percent compared with mid-November’s level, but up 1.5 percent compared with mid-December 2017’s count, according to Surface...
January 18, 2019 | Amtrak, Headlines, STB
(Source: Railway Age, January 17, 2019) NEW YORK — Five nominations for rail transportation federal leadership posts were announced Jan. 16 by President Trump. All are nominees from the previous session of Congress, and were cleared by respective Senate oversight...
January 15, 2019 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Freight Waves, January 14, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — With precision railroading looming as the dominant operating strategy in the North American rail sector, and with coal markets facing enormous competition from natural gas and renewables, Raymond Atkins —...
