# 2026-08749: Rail Companies Agree to End Shared Track Access in Oklahoma-Texas

2026-08749, Grainbelt Corporation-Trackage Rights Exemption-BNSF Railway Company, is a Federal Register notice from Surface Transportation Board published 2026-05-05, effective 2026-06-04; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-08749
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-08749
- Title: Grainbelt Corporation-Trackage Rights Exemption-BNSF Railway Company
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Surface Transportation Board
- Citation: 91 FR 24316
- Published: 2026-05-05
- Effective: 2026-06-04
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Rail Companies Agree to End Shared Track Access in Oklahoma-Texas

## Summary

Grainbelt Corporation and BNSF Railway have agreed to end Grainbelt’s special local train access rights on a rail line between Oklahoma and Texas by March 30, 2027. This means Grainbelt will stop using BNSF’s tracks to reach a cotton facility and move certain railcars after that date. The change won’t cost anyone extra and follows all the rules, keeping things smooth for both companies and their customers.

## Effects PRIA read

- GNBC Trackage Rights Expire March 30, 2027: cost, low. The Surface Transportation Board permitted Grainbelt Corporation's local trackage rights over BNSF tracks to expire on March 30, 2027. After that date, Grainbelt will stop using the Line between milepost 668.73 (Long, OK) and milepost 723.30 (Quanah, TX) to access the Plains Cotton Cooperative Asso…
- Employee Protections for Affected Workers: benefit, medium. The Board imposed employee protective conditions from Oregon Short Line to provide statutory protection for any employee adversely affected by the discontinuance of the trackage rights. These protections apply in connection with the expiration of the PCCA trackage rights on March 30, 2027.

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## Sources
- [2026-08749 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/05/2026-08749/grainbelt-corporation-trackage-rights-exemption-bnsf-railway-company)
- [2026-08749 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-05/pdf/2026-08749.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-08749 (as of 2026-06-08).