reciprocal switching
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Canadian forest products shippers want feds to collect freight rail data
Transport Canada is considering making the data collection of rail service metrics permanent — a move the Forest Products Association of Canada supports.
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Surface Transportation Board gets earful on reciprocal switching
The board held a two-day hearing on reciprocal switching to help it determine how it should move forward.
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5 questions to ask before STB’s hearing on reciprocal switching
The Surface Transportation Board will hold a two-day hearing on reciprocal switching next week. Here is some background on the issue.
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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: CP-KCS merger could reduce competition at interchanges
Access to interchanges, treatment of American grain shippers compared to Canadian ones and service impacts weigh on shippers’ minds as they evaluate the proposed merger…
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Ex-chairman: STB should consider benefits of reciprocal switching
FreightWaves chatted with former STB Chairman Dan Elliott on the history of the board’s relationship with reciprocal switching and why the board should still review…
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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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Surface Transportation Board wants input on hot topics
The board has said it plans to seek input on the environmental impacts of the CP-KCS merger; CSX’s planned acquisition of Pan Am Railways; Amtrak’s…
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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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STB keeps busy with mergers, last-mile data, reciprocal switching
2022 could be a busy year for the Surface Transportation Board if it decides to tackle a number of long-standing, hot-button issues.
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