Latest News - Surface Transportation Board

As part of the agency’s commitment to promoting transparency and accountability, the Surface Transportation Board today announced the launch of the agency’s new Case Status page.  Since his appointment early last year, Chairman Patrick Fuchs has provided periodic updates to the public on the status of pending Board adjudicatory proceedings for the first time since the agency’s c...

The Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) today announced a unanimous decision accepting for consideration the revised major merger application filed by Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS) (together, Applicants), along with a related application.  Today’s decision holds the proceedings in abeyance, including the environmental review of the transaction, and orders ...

The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) today issued a Final Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed construction and operation of approximately 2.6 miles of new rail line in Webb County, Texas, that would connect to the Union Pacific Railroad mainline and serve a new industrial park under development, known as the Gateway Industrial Park...

The Surface Transportation Board today instituted a proceeding to consider a proposal by Nevada Gold Rail LLC (NG Rail), an affiliate of Nevada Gold Mines LLC (NGM), to construct approximately 55.7 miles of rail line in Eureka and Lander Counties, Nevada.  In today’s decision, the Board waives certain requirements based on recent changes to the interpretation and application of ...

The Surface Transportation Board today announced several actions in continuation of the agency’s efforts to enhance, focus, and automate agency data collections as part of a broader data modernization initiative.