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Amtrak settles Sunset Limited freight interference case against Union Pacific
August 10th, 2025
August 10, 2025 - RailPassengers.org -Just a few days following Union Pacific’s announcement of its intent to merge with Norfolk Southern, Amtrak revealed it has settled with UP over its long-running late-trains proceeding and asked the Surface Transportation Board to dismiss the...
STB office releases final environmental report for rail border crossing in South Texas
August 7th, 2025
August 6, 2025 - Trains.com -The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis has issued its final Environmental Impact Statement for the Green Eagle Railroad, a 1.3-mile line that would be part of a new 19-mile rail route and bridge...
Analysis: Getting America’s passenger rail back on track requires a radically different approach
August 4th, 2025
August 4, 2025 - T4america.org - $66 billion was dedicated to rail in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), but this historic amount was directed into a federal structure that has repeatedly failed to efficiently manage passenger rail projects, including...
Surface Transportation Board backs CPKC in grain export dispute with Union Pacific
July 15th, 2025
July 7, 2025 - Trains.com -Canadian Pacific Kansas City can send Midwestern grain to export at the ports of Houston and Galveston via haulage rights over Union Pacific south of Beaumont, Texas, the Surface Transportation Board said.Union Pacific in 2023 had...
CPKC trying to restore rail service after IT systems integration disrupts shipments
June 29th, 2025
June 29, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Sometimes when you try to merge two separate railroads together it goes well..... and sometimes it doesn't.Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) found out that trying to merge legacy network Kansas City Southern (KCS) into...
New presentations at Southwestern Rail Conference: Amtrak, Association of American Railroads, Surface Transportation Board
March 14th, 2025
March 14, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Early registration for the 21st Annual Southwestern Rail Conference at the Hurst Texas Conference Center ends March 22nd so you only have a few days to take advance of a discounted rate.The only all-rail...
Challenges ahead? New SurfBoard Vice Chair Schultz to speak at Southwestern Rail Conference April 7-8
February 12th, 2025
February 13, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Newly appointed Vice Chair of the Surface Transportation Board, Michelle Schultz, will be a guest speaker during the 21st Annual Southwestern Rail Conference, April 7-8, at the Hurst Texas Conference Center.Ms. Schultz was named...
Texas applicants and others file for SurfBoard Passenger Rail Advisory seats
March 9th, 2024
March 9, 2024 - TRA Newswire -The Surface Transportation Board has received 92 nominations for 18 seats on its first ever Rail Passengers Advisory Committee, with some names from Texas and nearby states on the list.When the SurfBoard announces the...
Federal regulators to establish the first passenger rail advisory committee
November 14th, 2023
November 14, 2023 - TRA Newswire -The Surface Transportation Board took a historic step this week to establish the first Passenger Rail Advisory Committee Agency. In a statement the STB "determined that it is necessary and in the public interest to...
What does a proposed SurfBoard rule mean to Texas shippers with only access to one railroad?
September 8th, 2023
September 8, 2023 - TRA Newswire -A new federal rule proposed by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) could mean more options for shippers in Texas and around the country that are currently only served by one railroad.It's called Reciprocal...