The Surface Transportation Board has combined its two legal offices into one and named Anika Cooper as chief counsel, the board has announced. The changes were announced Monday (Aug. 4, 2025), but ...

The future of a long-awaited elevated park project in North Philadelphia could hinge on a ruling by an obscure federal board.

Last month, Union Pacific said it would buy smaller rival Norfolk Southern in an $85 billion deal to create the first U.S.

Amtrak and Union Pacific have reached a settlement in their dispute over performance of the Sunset Limited and have asked the ...

July 10, 2025 Regulatory STB: Nominations Welcome for RSTAC, RETAC The Surface Transportation Board (STB) is seeking nominations to fill vacancies on its Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory ...

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 ...

A federal transportation agency is requesting comments on a proposal to include additional information with rail carriers’ invoices. In a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking announced ...

The Surface Transportation Board [http://www.stb.dot.gov]of the United States is a bipartisan, decisionally-independent adjudicatory body organizationally housed within the U.S. Department of ...

The Surface Transportation Board will require railroads to submit service recovery plans and provide additional data and regular progress reports on rail service, operations and employment.

Evergy is claiming $55 million in damages after BNSF failed to deliver coal in 2022, the utility company said in a complaint ...

The Surface Transportation Board is the only recourse farmers have, he said. “We’re pretty excited that they’re taking some action to help us out,” he said.