Freight rail advocacy group to STB: Keep rail regulation ‘balanced’

A photograph of railcars parked in a rail yard.

An advocacy group for U.S. freight rail is asking the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to be mindful of how it applies its oversight in governing rail service.

GoRail, a national grassroots advocacy organization, said the freight railroads need “balanced” rail regulation that doesn’t cause wholesale changes, according to a Wednesday letter to the STB. 

Unlike other transportation modes, the Class I railroads spend billions of dollars annually to maintain and develop their networks, and the rail...

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