Three of the five members of the Federal Maritime Commission are urging the Surface Transportation Board to reject Canadian Pacific Railway’s plan to merge with the smaller, but strategically significant Kansas City Southern Railroad.
June 23, 2022STB
Government, Business, Logistics 
The proposed $31 billion merger between Kansas City Southern (left) and Canadian Pacific awaits approval by the Surface Transportation Board. (Kansas City Southern Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway)
STB Urged to Reject CP-KCS Merger
The proposed $31 billion merger between Kansas City Southern (left) and Canadian Pacific awaits approval by the Surface Transportation Board. (Kansas City Southern Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway) Government, Business, Safety, Logistics 
Buttigieg speaks at the hearing. (Surface Transportation Board via YouTube)
STB Searches for Answers About Freight Rail Delays
Buttigieg speaks at the hearing. (Surface Transportation Board via YouTube)The U.S. Surface Transportation Board began two days of emergency public hearings April 26 to try to find ways to loosen the still-jammed supply chain.
April 27, 2022 Government, Business, Logistics 
A Kansas City Southern train. (Doug Wertman/Flickr)
STB Proposes Emergency Action to Keep Rail Freight Moving
A Kansas City Southern train. (Doug Wertman/Flickr)The U.S. Surface Transportation Board proposed a rule change that aims to bring immediate relief for shippers facing poor rail service, asserting that the agency can take emergency action on its own to address delays.
April 22, 2022 Business, Logistics, TCA 
The CSX intermodal rail yard in West Springfield, Mass. (Don Treeger/Tribune Content Agency)
STB Approves Pan Am Railways Merger With CSX
The CSX intermodal rail yard in West Springfield, Mass. (Don Treeger/Tribune Content Agency)Pan Am Railways, Maine’s largest rail operator, will merge with Jacksonville, Fla.-based CSX Transportation, the fourth-largest rail transportation company in the U.S.
April 18, 2022 Government, Business 
TT File Photo
Rail Customer Group Calls for Trump to Make STB Nominations
TT File PhotoThe Rail Customer Coalition, a group of manufacturing, agricultural and industrial shippers, sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to nominate candidates to fill vacant seats on the Surface Transportation Board.
January 22, 2018 Business 
CSX has come under criticism from shippers for delays. (TT File Photo)
Harrison Talks CSX Succession Plan as Shippers Brace for New Fees, Tighter Rules in 2018
CSX has come under criticism from shippers for delays. (TT File Photo)CSX Corp. CEO Hunter Harrison told a conference that he’s “trying to stay back a little bit,” prompting questions about how much he’s involved in the day-to-day operations at the U.S. railroad and how soon a transition in leadership might occur.
November 30, 2017 Government, Business 
CSX Corp.
Hurricane Irma Forces Postponement of Hearing Into CSX Service Woes
CSX Corp.Due to the threat of Hurricane Irma, the Surface Transportation Board postponed a meeting scheduled for Sept. 12 to discuss CSX’s rail service woes this summer.
September 7, 2017