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What is the Surface Transportation Board?
AskWaves looks at the regulatory might of this small, independent federal agency.
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STB presses Class I railroads for workforce, equipment input
The rail regulatory body sent several letters to Class I railroad heads last week, asking them to provide plans on how they expect to handle…
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Biden nominates rail expert to Surface Transportation Board
The Biden administration has nominated Karen Hedlund to serve on the Surface Transportation Board.
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Regulators say older merger rules apply to Kansas City Southern
The Surface Transportation Board has determined that a waiver that exempted Kansas City Southern from post-2001 merger rules governing rail mergers applies in the proposed…
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Justice Department, CP and KCS spar over rail merger process
The U.S. Department of Justice raised concerns about how Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern are using a voting trust to facilitate their proposed merger.…
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CP, KCS send regulators scores of additional letters backing rail merger
Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern provided the Surface Transportation Board 75 more letters explaining why their proposed merger should be approved.
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Shippers embrace STB’s demurrage billing rule
The Surface Transportation Board’s final rule on what information should be included in a demurrage billing statement provides transparency and accountability in a process shippers…
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Surface Transportation Board chair weighs in on proposed mergers
STB Chair Marty Oberman shares the board’s views on two proposed acquisitions: CSX’s acquisition of New England short line Pan Am Railways and Canadian Pacific’s…
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CSX seeks STB approval of Pan Am Railways acquisition
Eastern U.S. railroad CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) has started the regulatory process to acquire New England short line operator Pan Am Railways in a move that…
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STB, new chair urged to modernize freight rail policies
Marty Oberman has been appointed to serve as the chairman of the Surface Transportation Board.
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