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Amtrak’s Gulf Coast STB filing to test right of access
Amtrak’s 826-page petition to the Surface Transportation Board, filed last week, is the latest salvo in efforts to establish passenger trains on routes of railroads not currently hosting service. The STB’s eventual decision could have a significant impact on what investment is required for service expansion...
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Y’All Aboard? Much is riding on dispute over Gulf Coast passenger service
after more than five years of studies and fruitless negotiations, Amtrak this month hauled CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern before the Surface Transportation Board in the hopes of forcing the freight railroads to host four daily state-supported passenger trains – or show why they can’t...
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