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New U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) rulings provide more streamlined processes for rail rate disputes and may benefit agricultural shippers. The STB established a voluntary arbitration program and an entirely…

In the early 20th century, BNSF predecessor Northern Pacific Railway (NP) erected a bridge in Idaho across Lake Pend Oreille between Sagle and Sandpoint to replace an earlier bridge built in…

After hearing from his cabinet secretaries for Labor, Agriculture and Transportation, President Joe Biden on Monday called on Congress to intervene to stop a potential rail strike next week. The…

Mary Kennedy – DTN Basis Analyst The climate is ripening for a rail strike as early as Nov. 19. The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) membership on…

WASHINGTON (DTN) — President Joe Biden early Thursday announced overnight negotiations between major railroads and unions had reached a tentative agreement to avoid a nationwide rail strike that was set…

The Freight Rail Shipping Fair Market Act, introduced in the House, includes several updates that would provide fairer treatment for agricultural shippers. The most recent STB Reauthorization expired almost two…

Last Friday the Surface Transportation Board (STB) announced that all seven Class 1 railroads will be required to send regular progress reports on service, operations, and employment to the Board.…

Montana Rail Link (“MRL”) will conclude its long-term lease with BNSF Railway Company (“BNSF”), and BNSF will resume operations and maintenance of its mainline rail corridor through southern Montana upon…

Leaders from regional and national agricultural organizations, as well as agribusiness leaders, had the opportunity to learn about the importance of dams to interstate commerce in lower Snake River during…

Following a series of train accidents across Montana in the last year—including a fatal crash in Bainville in May—U.S. Senators Jon Tester and Deb Fischer (R-NE) introduced their bipartisan Right…