(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 2, 2015)
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Wednesday announced it issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding new regulations that would require all Class Is and the Chicago Transportation Coordination Office (CTCO) to report certain service performance metrics to the board on a weekly basis.
Meanwhile, the STB also announced it’s directing BNSF Railway Co. to submit a detailed description of its contingency plans to mitigate potential inventory shortages for utility coal shippers.
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