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House bill would broaden Surface Transportation Board’s authority
A Democrat-backed bill in the U.S. House of Representatives addresses rail service concerns raised during recent hearings by the House transportation committee.
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Rail union federation urges senators to revise common carrier obligation
The Transportation Trades Department wants Congress to modify the language to ensure freight railroads provide adequate service.
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What does the common carrier obligation mean for US railroads?
AskWaves defines what the common carrier obligation is and why the concept has garnered attention lately.
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Surface Transportation Board poised to enact shipper-friendly regulations
The board could adopt reciprocal switching and first-mile and last-mile data collection, according to comments made by STB Chairman Marty Oberman at a U.S. House…
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Commodity giants and unions are slamming railroads as performance tanks
A hearing at the Surface Transportation Board raised hard questions that could influence the trajectory of the freight rail industry.
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Stakeholders spar over scope of Surface Transportation Board’s authority
Congress should fund the Surface Transportation Board, agreed panelists at a U.S. House hearing on the board’s funding reauthorization. But they disagree on what STB’s…
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Shippers, unions, railroads take sides at Senate hearing
Rail stakeholders debate the legacy of precision scheduled railroading and the common carrier obligation.
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