Surface Transportation Board
28 Federal Register documents from Surface Transportation Board, last 60 days.
Policy Statement on Jurisdiction and Preemption Under the ICC Termination Act
The Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) is issuing this policy statement on the scope of its jurisdiction over transportation by rail carriers and on preemption of conflicting state and federal laws under the ICC Termination Act of 1995 (ICCTA). The policy statement provides an overview of the Board's ...
Wilkes-Barre Terminal Railway Company-Acquisition, Operation and Change of Operator Exemption-Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority and Luzerne County Rail Corporation, and R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Luzerne & Susquehanna Line, LLC
Kanawha River Railroad, L.L.C.-Lease Renewal and Operation Exemption With Interchange Commitment-Norfolk Southern Railway Company
Norfolk Southern Railway Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Madison County, Ohio
Release of Waybill Data
Channel Pacific Railroad-Operation Exemption-In West Sacramento, Yolo County, Cal.
TBL Group, Inc.-Acquisition of Control-Horizon Motor Coach, Inc.
TBL Group, Inc. (TBL Group), a noncarrier holding company that controls multiple interstate motor passenger carriers, has filed an application to acquire control of the member interests in or the primary assets of Horizon Motor Coach, Inc. (Horizon), a federally regulated motor passenger carrier. The Board is ...
Reliant Transportation Group, LLC, TIP MNC Acquisition, LLC, TIP MN Investments LP, and Tiger Infrastructure Partners Fund IV AIV LP-Acquisition of Control-Safe-Way Bus Co. and Safe-Way Wisconsin, Inc.
On August 31, 2026, Reliant Transportation Group, LLC (Reliant); TIP MNC Acquisition, LLC; TIP MN Investments LP; and Tiger Infrastructure Partners Fund IV AIV LP (collectively, Applicants) filed an application seeking authority to acquire, from Jane M. Stiles and Thomas W. Stiles (collectively, Sellers), control of ...
Wilkes-Barre Terminal Railway Company-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority and Luzerne County Rail Corporation
Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad Company-Trackage Rights Exemption-Wilkes-Barre Terminal Railway Company
Fees for Services Performed in Connection With Licensing and Related Services-2026 Update
The Board updates for 2026 the fees that the public must pay to file certain cases and pleadings with the Board. Pursuant to this update, 87 of the Board's 135 fees will increase and 48 fees will remain at their current levels.
Railroad Revenue Adequacy-2025 Determination
On October 8, 2026, the Board served a decision announcing the 2025 revenue adequacy determinations for the nation's Class I railroads. Four Class I railroads (BNSF Railway Company, CSX Transportation, Inc., Norfolk Southern Combined Railroad Subsidiaries, and Union Pacific Railroad Company) were found to be revenue ...
First Student, Inc.-Acquisition of Control-Autumn Transportation Inc. and Ambassador Wheelchair Services, Inc.
On August 4, 2026, First Student, Inc. (First Student), a noncarrier, filed an application seeking Board approval to acquire control of Autumn Transportation Inc. (Autumn) and Ambassador Wheelchair Services, Inc. (Ambassador) (collectively, the Target Carriers), through First Student's acquisition of all of the issued ...
60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval: Classification Index Survey Form
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) gives notice of its intent to seek approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for extensions of the collection of a Classification Index Survey Form, as described below.
60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval: Petitions for Declaratory Order and Petitions for Relief Not Otherwise Specified
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) gives notice of its intent to seek approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for extensions of the collections regarding petitions for declaratory order and petitions for relief not otherwise ...
Notice of Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee Meeting
Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee (RETAC), pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Union Pacific Railroad Company-Discontinuance of Service Exemption-in San Bernardino County, Cal.
Macquarie Infrastructure Partners V GP, LLC, et al.-Control Exemption-Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad Company
Alameda Belt Line-Operation Exemption-Board of Harbor Commissioners of the Port of Los Angeles, Board of Harbor Commissioners (Long Beach), Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, and Union Pacific Railroad Company
CSX Transportation, Inc.-Abandonment Exemption-in Hamilton County, Ohio
5E SVM Railway Company, LLC-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-Assets of Trona Railway Company LLC
Release of Waybill Data
Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor
The Surface Transportation Board has adopted the fourth quarter 2026 Rail Cost Adjustment Factor and cost index filed by the Association of American Railroads.
The Great Walton Railroad Company, Inc.-Continuance in Control Exemption-The Athens Line, LLC
Ventura County Railroad Company-Operation Exemption-Ventura County Railway Company, LLC
CSX Transportation, Inc.-Abandonment Exemption-in Anne Arundel County, Md.
Fortress Investment Group LLC, et al.-Intra-Corporate Family Transaction Exemption
Flixbus SE, Flix North America Inc., and Greyhound Lines, Inc.-Control-Greyhound Central Bus LLC
On August 11, 2026, Flix SE, a noncarrier, Flix North America Inc. (Flix North America), a noncarrier, and Greyhound Lines, Inc. (Greyhound), an interstate passenger motor carrier (collectively, Applicants), filed an application seeking Board approval to continue in control of Greyhound Central Bus LLC (Central), a ...