Rail Board Extends Comment Period on Reporting Updates After Shutdown
Published Date: 11/18/2025
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Summary
The Surface Transportation Board is updating reporting rules for big Class I railroads. They want to stop some old expense reports and start weekly updates on service performance. Because of a recent government shutdown, the deadline to share thoughts on these changes is now November 24, 2025, with replies due by December 8, 2025.
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