2025年2月21日 · Consistent with his objective to increase transparency at the agency, Surface Transportation Board Chairman Patrick Fuchs provided an update today on recent actions to facilitate and expedite resolution of several long-standing Board proceedings.

STB Statutes Statutes governing the STB are primarily found in two portions of the U.S. Code, Title 49 – Transportation. Subtitle II, Establishment and Administration (of the STB) 49 U.S.C. 1301 – 1326 Subtitle IV, Interstate Transportation: Part A, Rail: 49 U.S.C. 10101 – 11908 Part B, Motor Carriers, Water Carriers, Brokers, and Freight Forwarders: […]

The Surface Transportation Board is the federal agency that is charged with the economic regulation of various modes of surface transportation, primarily freight rail.

To help familiarize parties with the environmental rules, the Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis has written a series of questions and answers that address key provisions of these regulations. Please note that the term “applicant” includes any person or entity seeking Board action, whether by application, petition, notice of exemption, or any other means that […]

Urgent Issues Employment Data. In EP 770 (Sub-No. 1) the Board directed all seven (7) Class I rail carriers to submit to the Board two broad categories of data for rail service and employment for a six-month period to better assess how these carriers are performing amid a challenging supply chain environment in light of recent acute service issues.

Learn more about the Board’s alternative methods of resolving disputes for parties who are interested in avoiding litigation.

1996年1月1日 · The Surface Transportation Board is the federal agency that is charged with the economic regulation of various modes of surface transportation, primarily freight rail. The agency has jurisdiction over railroad rate, practice, and service issues and rail restructuring transactions, including mergers, line sales, line construction, and line abandonments. The STB also has jurisdiction over ...

This page allows you to search the records in the Surface Transportation Board’s formal dockets, specifically, the filings and agency decisions. You may search for these records using the filters provided, including docket number, partial docket number, date range, and words or phrases in the records or docket title. To see all filings and decisions […]

2024年4月30日 · The Surface Transportation Board today announced that it has adopted a final rule, by unanimous vote, to implement new regulations at 49 CFR part 1145 which sets forth a path for shippers and receivers to petition the Board …

2025年4月1日 · The Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-110) established the STB as a wholly independent federal agency. Prior to the Act, the STB was administratively aligned with the U.S. Department of Transportation, although it had been decisionally independent since its establishment in 1996. Among the Act’s provisions was a requirement that the Board […]