The Department of Transportation has sent the Surface Transportation Board a strong endorsement of intermodal service at major railroads, appearing to weigh in against a possible expansion of STB regulatory power to that type of cargo.
The Jan. 31 filing by DOT General Counsel Robert Rivkin comes ahead of a Feb. 24 STB hearing, in which it will consider revoking broad exemptions now in place against regulating certain cargo classes including boxcar and intermodal traffic.
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