June 21, 2023 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 19, 2023) Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin Oberman late last week responded to concerns raised by the Association of American Railroads about subjects discussed at the spring 2023 meeting of the board’s Rail Energy...
June 16, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Railway Age, June 16, 2023) We hosted a June 15 call with Marty Oberman, Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board, on Thursday. We see a reciprocal switching ruling well before year-end, and a bottleneck ruling potentially in 2024. Rail service continues...
June 14, 2023 | AFL-CIO, Headlines, STB, TTD
(Source: Railway Age, June 14, 2023) Removing Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chair Martin J. Oberman or failing to reappoint him “would undermine the significant progress the Board has made during his tenure,” Transportation Trades Department (TTD),...
June 14, 2023 | Amtrak, Headlines, STB, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, June 13, 2023) A trade group representing passenger rail wants the Surface Transportation Board to move quickly in responding to Amtrak’s complaint that Union Pacific is contributing to the lackluster on-time performance of Amtrak’s Sunset...
June 2, 2023 | Headlines, STB, UP
(Source: Surface Transportation Board press release, May 31, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) today issued a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed construction of a new rail line in Mesa,...
May 31, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 26, 2023) Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin J. Oberman told a shipper conference that Class I railroad behavior over the past few years – mass layoffs, crew shortages, and poor service – may require a new approach to...
May 26, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, STB, Unions
(Source: Freight Waves, May 23, 2023) The Class I railroads are still far under the employment levels needed to provide exceptional rail service, let alone grow network capacity, an attorney representing seven freight rail unions argued in a Monday filing to the...
May 26, 2023 | CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, Lawsuit, Mexico, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 25, 2023) Union Pacific is suing the Surface Transportation Board because the agency’s approval of the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger didn’t fully protect cross-border competition at the Laredo, Texas, gateway or address the...
May 26, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR, Shippers, STB
(Source: Freight Waves, May 25, 2023) A proceeding before the Surface Transportation Board is raising questions about how a Class I rail carrier should define adequate service under the common carrier obligation. Full story: Freight Waves
May 23, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, Shippers, STB
(Source: Freight Waves, May 19, 2023) While rail service has improved for agricultural and grain shippers in 2023 compared with last year, ongoing service issues warrant continued attention and regulatory action, rail shippers are telling the Surface Transportation...
