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Freight rail interests press officials not to overregulate

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As major mergers and the infrastructure bill loom, freight rail interests are calling upon federal regulators not to burden their industry with additional mandates that they say could stymie investments for innovation.

Last week, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) urged the Surface Transportation Board not to allow container movements to be subject to regulation that would change how much demurrage a freight railroad could charge for the delayed pickup of containers. 

The board had asked...

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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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