WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Surface Transportation Board has issued a proposed rule called: Updating Class I Rail Carrier Reporting Requirements.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 30 by Jeffrey Herzig, Clearance Clerk.
Summary: The Board proposes to terminate Class I carriers' supplemental reporting of certain Positive Train Control (PTC) expenditures and to require Class I carriers to report two service metrics on a weekly basis. Because PTC is now fully implemented, the Board proposes deregulatory action to end this reporting. With respect to service-related reporting, the Board proposes to require Class I carriers to report metrics that would advance the Board's objective of ensuring rail service reliability....