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6 takeaways from CSX’s hearing on Pan Am Railways
From capital investments to competitive access, issues that CSX has brought before the Surface Transportation Board reflect concerns facing the freight rail industry as a…
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STB presses on with small rate dispute proceeding
Several rail shippers had asked the Surface Transportation Board to temporarily suspend a proceeding on a voluntary arbitration program for small rate disputes, but the…
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How forced access can harm the railroads: Q&A with economist Steve Pociask
Economist Steve Pociask opines on why he thinks the Surface Transportation Board should tread carefully when deciding how to proceed with the issue of reciprocal…
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STB moves forward with competing rulemakings on small rate disputes
The Surface Transportation Board is advancing two rulemakings on small rate disputes concurrently to determine how best to address such disputes. The railroads prefer one…
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Surface Transportation Board agrees to hear shipper’s service complaint
STB has allowed agri-food shipper Sanimax to proceed in its complaint against Union Pacific over service issues.
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No simple swap: Ins and outs of reciprocal switching on US railroads
Industry observers grapple with the complexities of implementing reciprocal switching on U.S. rail networks.
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Surface Transportation Board seeks input on first and last mile
The agency is seeking comments from freight railroads on whether it should collect data pertaining to first- and last-mile movements.
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Grain shippers seek fluid network in and out of Pacific Northwest
As fall harvest nears, grain shippers and freight railroads are taking steps to ensure network fluidity for export-bound grain trains in and out of the…
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The itch to switch: Railroad swapping in Canada vs. the US
Both Canada and the U.S. have provisions that allow for reciprocal switching, or interswitching. But rail shippers’ ability to participate in the program differs in…
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Rail Roundup: Train crews, shippers’ views, shareholders choose
SMART-TD must negotiate with Class I railroads on train crew size; Rail Customer Coalition calls on STB to take up reciprocal switching; ASLRRA praises progress…
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