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Rail authority proposes rules to make contesting rates easier
The Surface Transportation Board has proposed two rules that could ease shippers’ burdens when contesting rail rates.
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Surface Transportation Board: 3 Class I railroads have sufficient returns for capital improvements
Three Class I U.S. rail operations earned enough returns on investment in 2018 to support their capital projects.
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Employee levels at U.S. Class I rail operations drop
Headcount continues to fall at U.S. rail operations as the railroads implement precision scheduled railroading.
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Court rejects rail shippers class formation request; senators press for rail reform
A federal appeals court denies a request by rail shippers to form a class lawsuit, and U.S. Senators press the Surface Transportation Board to take…
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Surface Transportation Board seeks comments on Genesee & Wyoming deal
The U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) is seeking public comments on Brookfield Asset Management’s proposed acquisition of shortline operator Genesee & Wyoming. Broofield announced plans…
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U.S. rail headcount falls in June
U.S. railroads had fewer employees on their payroll in June amid lower rail volumes overall and company decisions to trim workforce levels as part of…
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Shippers want more changes to demurrage and accessorial charges
Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific are modifying some of the ways they collect demurrage and accessorial charges for some commodities, but some shippers are questioning…
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Will the Surface Transportation Board add a new member?
Although the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee has voted in favor of the nomination of an additional board member to the Surface Transportation Board (STB), whether…
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Forest products and scrap recycling rail shippers seek oversight
The service problems associated with precision scheduled railroading (PSR) have motivated forest products and scrap recycling shippers to press the Surface Transportation Board to renew…
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May U.S. rail employment levels dropped. Will they keep falling?
Should the Class I railroads see U.S. rail volumes sustainably increase, furloughed workers could be called back to meet network capacity needs, resulting in a…
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