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Shippers Seek Rail Regulation FixesPublished: January 22nd, 2012
Shippers have provided federal regulators with a package of steps they say will cut red tape and strengthen access to competition among rail carriers without passing new laws. By adopting the... Read more
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STB Backs Co-op in Rail Rate CasePublished: November 29th, 2011
Federal regulators have awarded $63 million to an Arizona generation and transmission cooperative that they found was victimized by price gouging from two major freight railroads. In a ruling... Read more
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Rail Board Reviews Overcharge ClaimPublished: October 6th, 2011
Did rates for rail shippers improperly jump when investment giant Berkshire Hathaway bought BNSF Railway Co. in 2010? That’s a question that the federal Surface Transportation Board plans to look... Read more
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Shippers Groups Continue Rail PushPublished: August 10th, 2011
As federal regulators weigh their policies toward the nation’s freight rail network, concerned shippers are giving them more to think about. On the heels of a Surface Transportation Board hearing... Read more
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Senators Press for Railroad ReformPublished: July 29th, 2011
On the heels of a major hearing on freight railroads, a group of U.S. senators wants federal regulators to help farmers, businesses and utilities by taking steps to boost competition in the rail... Read more
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STB Cuts Costs of Rail FilingsPublished: July 12th, 2011
Shippers have made a major advance in contesting railroad rates, as federal regulators say they’ll slash the fee for rate complaints from $20,000 to $350. The Surface Transportation Board announced... Read more
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NRECA Calls for Freight Rail ReformPublished: June 27th, 2011
NRECA CEO Glenn English urged federal regulators to address a decades-old imbalance between shippers and freight railroads by taking steps to inject competition into the rail industry. By leveling... Read more