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Class One Railroads: How Did Things Get So Bad?

Jun 12, 2019 at 12:21 PM CST

On May 22nd and May 23rd, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) held an Oversight Hearing on Demurrage and Accessorial Charges. Railroad customers objected to escalating fines across the country's seven Class I carriers and referred to monopolistic, unfair, illogical, and arbitrary actions by most of the railroads.