The future of a long-awaited elevated park project in North Philadelphia could hinge on a ruling by an obscure federal board.

Last month, Union Pacific said it would buy smaller rival Norfolk Southern in an $85 billion deal to create the first U.S.

Amtrak and Union Pacific have reached a settlement in their dispute over performance of the Sunset Limited and have asked the Surface Transportation Board to end its investigation into the train’s ...

More than two and a half years after Amtrak called on the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to initiate an investigation ...

Republican Patrick J. Fuchs on Monday was designated by President Donald Trump as chairman of the five-member Surface Transportation Board. The 36-year-old Fuchs succeeds Democrat Robert E. Primus ...

As expected, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern on Wednesday submitted a pre-filing with the Surface Transportation Board ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Union Pacific's proposed purchase of smaller rival rail operator Norfolk Southern will need to be ...

The $85 billion agreement is expected to take years to be completed, a process that includes an application with the Surface ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Surface Transportation Board said on Wednesday that Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have ...

July 10, 2025 Regulatory STB: Nominations Welcome for RSTAC, RETAC The Surface Transportation Board (STB) is seeking nominations to fill vacancies on its Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory ...

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation is one step closer to doubling the number of members who sit on the Surface Transportation Board. The committee convened a hearing ...

The federal Surface Transportation Board has granted final approval for an 85-mile rail line that backers say is needed to connect the Uinta Basin’s oil production to markets outside of Utah.