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mahatmakanejeeves

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Tue Jun 24, 2014, 12:54 PM Jun 2014

Surface Transportation Board orders BNSF, CP to provide reports on grain service improvements

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ETA: The shipment of grain is being delayed by the huge increase in the number of oil trains on BNSF and CP. Since oil trains are in the news, this is newsworthy too.

So, no, I wasn't planning on doing daily farm reports.

STB orders BNSF, CP to provide reports on grain service improvements

Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation 6/24/2014
STB orders BNSF, CP to provide reports on grain service improvements

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on June 20 issued a decision that requires BNSF Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific to publicly file their plans to resolve grain traffic backlogs and provide weekly status reports pertaining to grain-car service.

Earlier this year, the board began learning about grain service problems and congestion occurring across significant portions of the nation’s rail network, particularly on BNSF's and CP's systems. In response, the STB sent letters to BNSF and CP executives requesting information on how each Class I planned to restore its service levels.
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Therefore, the board now has directed CP to provide by Friday a plan to resolve the car-order backlog in its U.S. network, including a timeline, and to ensure a fluid and reliable interchange of loaded and empty grain cars with the newly formed Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad.* BNSF by Friday must provide an updated plan to resolve its backlog of grain-car orders, including a timeline.

Both Class Is also must begin providing the STB weekly status reports on Friday. The reports must include the running total of outstanding grain-car orders by state, the total number of new orders, orders filled and orders cancelled for the week, and the average number of days late for all outstanding car orders.


* Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad (RCPE)

Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad Completes Acquisition of Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern West End
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Surface Transportation Board orders BNSF, CP to provide reports on grain service improvements (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2014 OP
Great to read what the agency my agency became is doing! elleng Jun 2014 #1

elleng

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1. Great to read what the agency my agency became is doing!
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 02:04 PM
Jun 2014

and very interesting for us all and me in particular, as my cousin, recently deceased, represented grain interests (farmers, farmstate interests, and small carriers.) (back to the real world for me for a bit, mahatma!)

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