Railroads and shippers weigh in on STB’s plan to boost rail competition

By Rip Watson

Shippers support board’s goal of repealing regulations making it difficult to obtain reciprocal switching and other remedies; railroads react cautiously

A Norfolk Southern local approaches the diamond with CSX Transportation in Danville, Ill., on April 11, 2022. David Lassen

WASHINGTON — Shippers this week cheered the Surface Transportation Board’s proposal to boost rail competition, while railroads offered a range of nuanced responses to limit how future rate cases should be addressed without explicitly rejecting reciprocal switching. To continue reading…

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