December 11, 2024 | Headlines, Oil Train, STB, Supreme Court
(Source: Newsweek, December 9, 2024) The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday on a proposed Utah railroad that could significantly increase crude oil transport along the Colorado River. The 88-mile Uinta Basin Railway would connect Utah oil fields to the...
December 5, 2024 | CSX, Headlines, NS, Supreme Court
(Source: Reuters, December 4, 2024) Freight rail giant CSX has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive its lawsuit accusing rival Norfolk Southern of denying access to a key East Coast terminal, costing CSX hundreds of millions of dollars in lost profits. CSX said in...
July 7, 2024 | Legislation, News, Supreme Court, Top News
In late June, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 6-3 to kill a legal precedent known as the “Chevron deference.” Industry publication Railway Age said the landmark ruling would likely “clip the wings” of rail industry regulators such as the Federal Railroad Administration....
July 3, 2023 | Headlines, NS, Supreme Court
(Source: Common Dreams, June 27, 2023) Opponents of unmitigated corporate power celebrated Tuesday when the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Norfolk Southern’s attempt to limit where companies can be sued. Full story: Common Dreams
June 2, 2023 | Headlines, Supreme Court, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 1, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien on the Supreme Court’s ruling today in Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of...
March 22, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, Supreme Court
(Source: Kansas City Star, March 20, 2023) The U.S. Supreme Court has invited the federal government to weigh in on whether state and local governments can regulate how long trains can block railroad crossings. The invitation means the high court might eventually give...