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  • STB Advances ’Data Collection’ Streamlining Efforts
  • Senate approves Kloster for seat on Surface Transportation Board
  • STB Rejects RSI Car-Hire Rule Change Petition

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railwayage.com /3 weeks ago

STB Advances ’Data Collection’ Streamlining Efforts

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on May 8 reported several actions in continuation of its work “to enhance, focus, and automate agency data collections as part of a broader d...

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joc.com /1 week ago

Senate approves Kloster for seat on Surface Transportation Board

Richard Kloster joins the STB at an important time for the agency as it reviews the proposed $85 billion merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, which would be the largest US...

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railwayage.com /3 days ago

STB Rejects RSI Car-Hire Rule Change Petition

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on May 18 ruled to maintain the status of a 1992 Code of Car-Hire rule, opting to observe market responses to recent changes before consideri...

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railway-news.com /2 days ago

STB Accepts Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Merger Application

The U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) has formally accepted Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern’s merger application for review, marking the next stage in a proposed deal that...

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theloadstar.com /2 days ago

STB accepts UP-NS merger application for consideration, requires supplemental information

PRESS RELEASE  28 May 2026 STB Accepts UP-NS Merger Application for Consideration; Requires Supplemental Information and Holds Proceedings in Abeyance The Surface Transportation Bo...

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railwayage.com /3 weeks ago

STB Alumna: ‘Focus on Shippers’

WATCHING WASHINGTON, MAY 2026 ISSUE: Comprehensive transportation knowledge coupled to public policy acumen has been in short supply among the 117 Senate-confirmed members of the 1...

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joc.com /1 month ago

STB rules for Norfolk Southern in dispute with CSX at Port of Virginia

The agency’s ruling maintains the competitive status quo in which NS is the only railroad with direct access to Norfolk International Terminals.

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railwayage.com /1 month ago

STB Eyes Changes to Ex Parte Regs

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) is considering changes to its ex parte regulations that would “improve stakeholder engagement, facilitate well-informed decision-making, and...

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natlawreview.com /1 month ago

Surface Transportation Board Proposes to Amend Its NEPA Procedures

Summary What happened: Consistent with actions of other agencies, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) proposed a rule to clarify, update, and streamline its NEPA regulations (t...

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joc.com /2 days ago

STB accepts UP/NS paperwork, buts holds on merger decision

The agency said there needs to be additional information submitted concerning the environmental impact of the merger.

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

US Rail: Is the STB sugaring the merger pill with a move on switching?

In a nutshell: The regulator’s bid to tear up 40 years of captive-shipper rules lands just as it weighs America’s first transcontinental railroad merger. Coincidence, or strategy?...

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joc.com /2 days ago

STB accepts UP/NS paperwork, puts holds on merger decision

The agency said there needs to be additional information submitted concerning the environmental impact of the merger.

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railwayage.com /1 week ago

STB Institutes Nevada Rail Line Proceeding

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) will consider Nevada Gold Rail LLC’s (NG Rail) proposal to construct a 55.7-mile rail line in Eureka and Landar counties, Nevada, connecting...

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railwayage.com /2 days ago

STB Accepts UP-NS Revised Merger Application; Delays Proceedings (Updated With Responses)

The Surface Transportation Board on May 28, 2026 announced its unanimous decision accepting for consideration the revised major merger application filed April 30, 2026 by Union Pac...

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american-rails.com /2 days ago

May 28, STB Accepts Revised Union Pacific-Norfolk Merger Application

In a significant development for the U.S. freight rail industry, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) today accepted for consideration the revised major merger application filed...

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railwayage.com /1 month ago

STB Calculates Five-Year Change in Railroad Productivity

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on March 31 presented its calculation for the change in railroad productivity for the 2020-24 averaging period. Comments are due by April 15....

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railwayage.com /2 weeks ago

UP+NS: STB Grants CN Request for 2025 Data

The Surface Transportation Board on May 12 granted CN’s motion to compel Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern to produce 2025 rail traffic data, facilitating discovery in their pendi...

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railwayage.com /1 month ago

UP, NS Submit Amended Merger Application (UPDATED)

Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS) on April 30 submitted an amended merger application to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) containing additional analysis “reinforci...

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joc.com /1 month ago

UP’s revised filing for NS merger boosts number of freight conversions

The STB now has 30 days to decide whether the application is complete; a formal review by the regulator would likely stretch for more than a year and include public hearings.

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railwayage.com /2 weeks ago

Oberman on Revised Acquisition Application: UP Misunderstands—or Stretches—STB Rules – TD Cowen

Former Surface Transportation Board Chairman Marty Oberman is incrementally cautious on Union Pacific’s revised application for acquiring Norfolk Southern. It may be challenging fo...

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railwayage.com /1 month ago

STB Advances LGIR Texas Project

The Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) has released a Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft EA) for Laredo Gateway Industrial Railway, LLC’...

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railwayage.com /1 month ago

Shipper Associations to STB: Make Public ‘Schedule 5.8’

The Alliance for Chemical Distribution, American Chemistry Council, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, and The Fertilizer Institute are requesting that the Surface Tr...

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rtands.com /1 month ago

Rail Shippers Raise Concerns About Middle East Conflict (UPDATED 4/15)

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) and the Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD) have filed separate letters with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) that res...

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supplychain247.com /1 day ago

STB Accepts Revised UP-NS Filing, Delays Next Phase of Review

Federal regulators accepted the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger application but paused the review process while seeking more information.

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