Surface Transpiration Board

The Surface Transportation Board is seeking comments from shippers, carriers, and others on first-mile/last-mile (FMLM) service, which occurs when railcars are moved between a local railroad serving yard and a shipper or receiver facility. The federal agency wants to know whether it should examine...

The number of employees working for the U.S. operations of the Class I railroads dropped 11.9% in March to 127,867 employees, according to data from the Surface Transportation Board (STB). The percentage change compares March 2020 with March 2019. All employee categories experienced year-over-...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is proposing service metrics that would measure the on-time performance of Amtrak's intercity passenger rail operations. The application of these metrics pertains to the Class I railroads because Amtrak and the Class I railroads share track on certain...

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) is adopting a final rule that will clarify how it will regulate demurrage, which is the fee that the freight railroads assess when railcars are detained beyond a specified time to be loaded and unloaded. The Board says the final rule amends the regulations...

The freight railroads and their customers are gearing up for what will likely be some intense discussion over how and whether the Surface Transportation Board (STB) will modify rules related to rail rate reasonableness and rail fees associated with demurrage and accessorial charges. Dozens of...

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has been busy lately. The Board issued two proposed rulemakings on September 30, while an August decision regarding fuel surcharges has led a coalition of shippers' interests to ask the Board to reconsider its decision. Railroads' Cost of Capital On...

The U.S. Senate confirmed two commissioners yesterday to sit on the Surface Transportation Board (STB), the federal agency that oversees rates and service within the railroad industry. It is a move that both carriers and their customers believe is necessary for action on pending regulatory...