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Gulf Coast Amtrak Service Proceeding (FD 36496) – FRA/DOT Filing 303355
Filing 303355 by DOT & FRA; submitted Dec. 14th, 2021: DOT & FRA expounded upon their initial comments to the Board stressing the central role of this proceeding in DOT’s mission to advance goals of Congress and the Biden-Harris Administration. The significant funding by DOT for capital...Gulf Coast Amtrak Service Proceeding (FD 36496) – FRA/DOT Filing 302296
Filing 302296 by DOT & FRA; submitted May 10th, 2021: DOT & FRA expressed the interest of passenger rail to the Biden-Harris administration and importance of restoring passenger rail service in the Gulf Coast to combat climate change, ensure equity and drive economic vitality in the...Reciprocal Switching Proceeding (EP 711) – FRA/DOT Filing 303830
Filing 303830 by DOT & FRA; submitted Feb. 14th 2022: Administrator Amit Bose provided the Board with some written advisements that any changes to requirements must consider and ensure safety and fluidity in the rail network, impacts on passenger rail, as well as efficient & cost-...First Mile, Last Mile Proceeding (EP 767) – FRA/DOT Filing 303377
Filing 303377 by DOT & FRA; submitted Dec. 17th, 2021: DOT & FRA expressed the criticality of this proceeding to the nation’s supply chain and supplied a listing of suggest indicators and numbers that are essential for the Board to track.CSX PanAm-Merger Proceeding (FD 36472) – FRA/DOT Filing 303438
Filing 303438 by DOT & FRA; submitted Dec. 21st, 2021: Administrator Amit Bose provided a letter presenting FRA’s findings and conclusions on the CSX Pan Am merger – specifically indicating approval of CSX’s response to FRA’s safety requests and adequacy of their submitted SIPCSX PanAm-Merger Proceeding (FD 36472) – FRA/DOT Filing 303094
Filing 303094 by DOT & FRA; submitted October 18th, 2021: DOT & FRA expanded upon their initial filing further stressing to the STB the importance of evaluating potential implications on passenger rail and for the STB to include specific and enforceable conditions on the merger to...CSX PanAm-Merger Proceeding (FD 36472) – FRA/DOT Filing 302921
Filing 302921 by DOT & FRA; submitted August 27th, 2021: DOT & FRA did not take a position for or against the merger in this filing but detailed ways the proposal will impact freight rail competition, fluidity of Northeastern passenger rail as well as safety along the affected lines....
CP-KCS Merger Proceeding (FD 36500) – FRA/DOT Filing 304005
Filing 304005 by DOT & FRA; submitted Feb. 28th, 2022: Administrator Amit Bose provided written satisfaction of the CPKC Safety Integration Plan (SIP) and stated that the new entity provides reasonable assurance of safety consistent with government regulations. The FRA will monitor CP’s SIP...STB Proceeding Filings
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) is an independent federal agency that regulates commercial and economic aspects of the freight rail industry as well as resolves disputes to ensure competition and efficiency in the U.S. rail network. Since 2020 the STB has been active in a variety of proceedings which have been of utmost importance and interest to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the wider Department of Transportation (DOT).