Week of 20 Apr 2026
20–26 April 2026 · Monday to Sunday · ← previous week · next week → · every week · the latest seven days
10 decisions served (one entered in two dockets) and 47 filings observed, in 17 proceedings (3 entered in more than one) — 11 of them in EP 779.
Decisions served
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FD 36874
DETERMINED THAT THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE EXEMPTIONS IN THESE DOCKETS IS MAY 9, 2026.Chief Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel · PROVISO RAILROAD, INC.--ACQUISITION EXEMPTION--L. NEILL CARTAGE CO., INC. · also entered in FD 36875 · decision 53016
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FD 36388 (Sub-No. 1)
PROVIDED NOTICE THAT BELPRE INDUSTRIAL PARKERSBURG RAILROAD, LLC FILED A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION TO AMEND THE TERMS UNDER WHICH IT LEASES FROM CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC. AND OPERATES APPROXIMATELY 46.9 MILES OF RAIL LINE BETWEEN OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA.Chief Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel · BELPRE INDUSTRIAL PARKERSBURG RAILROAD, LLC — AMENDMENT TO LEASE AND OPERATION EXEMPTION — CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC. · decision 53009
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FD 36912
PROVIDED NOTICE THAT L. NEILL CARTAGE CO., INC. FILED A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION TO CONTINUE IN CONTROL OF PROVISO RAILROAD, INC., AND MASON RAILROAD, INC.Chief Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel · L. NEILL CARTAGE, INC. - ACQUISITION AND OPERATION EXEMPTION - IN COOK COUNTY, ILL. · decision 53004
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EP 290 (Sub-No. 5)
ADOPTED RAIL COST ADJUSTMENT FACTOR FIGURES FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2026 IN LIEU OF THE PREVIOUSLY RELEASE FIGURES.Entire Board · QUARTERLY RAIL COST ADJUSTMENT FACTOR · decision 52998
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FD 36890
PROVIDED NOTICE THAT TAZEWELL & PEORIA RAILROAD, INC. FILED A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION TO ENTER INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH PEORIA AND PEKIN UNION RAILWAY COMPANY TO REPLACE A PRIOR LEASE AGREEMENT.Chief Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel · TAZEWELL & PEORIA RAILROAD, INC. – LEASE AND OPERATION EXEMPTION – PEORIA AND PEKIN UNION RAILWAY COMPANY · decision 53003
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FD 35743
GRANTED A JOINT MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE.Chief Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel · APPLICATION OF THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION UNDER 49 U.S.C. § 24308(a) – CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY · decision 52973
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FD 36652
AUTHORIZED GREEN EAGLE RAILROAD, LLC, TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE APPROXIMATELY 1.335 MILES OF RAIL LINE IN MAVERICK COUNTY, TEX., SUBJECT TO CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION CONDITIONS.Entire Board · GREEN EAGLE RAILROAD, LLC—CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION EXEMPTION—IN MAVERICK COUNTY, TEX. · decision 52648
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FD 36873
DIRECTED APPLICANTS TO FILE ANY REPLY TO THE SHIPPER ASSOCIATIONS’ APRIL 14, 2026 MOTION BY APRIL 27, 2026.Chief Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel · UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION AND UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY—CONTROL—NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY · decision 53015
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EP 779
ESTABLISHED DEADLINES REGARDING EX PARTE MEETINGS AND RESPONSES TO EX PARTE MEMORANDA.Chief Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel · PERMITTING REFORM—ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS · decision 53012
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AB 290 (Sub-No. 420X)
DIRECTED NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY TO FILE ITS RESPONSE TO THE ALLEGATIONS RAISED BY JAMES RIFFIN’S JANUARY 2, 2026 COMMENT BY APRIL 30, 2026.Chief Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel · NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY – ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION – IN THE CITY OF BALTIMORE, MD. · decision 53010
Proceedings that moved in the week of 20 Apr 2026
| Docket | Proceeding | Filings | Last activity |
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| EP 779 | PERMITTING REFORM—ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS | 11 | |
| EP 788 | ELIMINATING REGULATORY BARRIERS TO COMPETITION: REVIEW OF PART 1144 | 11 | |
| FD 36873 | UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION AND UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY—CONTROL—NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY | 11 | |
| FD 34342 | KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN--CONTROL--THE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, GATEWAY EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, AND THE TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY | 2 | |
| FD 34342 (Sub-No. 1) | KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN--CONTROL--THE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, GATEWAY EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, AND THE TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY | 2 | |
| AB 1296-X | R. J. CORMAN RAILROAD PROPERTY, LLC – ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION – IN SCOTT, CAMPBELL, AND ANDERSON COUNTIES, TENN. | 1 | |
| FD 36822 | OHIO RAIL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION – PETITION FOR DECLARATORY ORDER | 1 | |
| AB 1321-X | OHI-RAIL CORPORATION – DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE AND LEASE OPERATIONS – IN PERRY AND MUSKINGUM COUNTIES, OHIO | 1 | |
| AB 167 (Sub-No. 445N) | CONRAIL ABANDONMENT OF LINES IN ZANESVILLE, OHIO | 1 | |
| AB 1349 (Sub-No. 1X) | BUCKINGHAM BRANCH RAILROAD COMPANY –- DISCONTINUANCE EXEMPTION –- IN THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, AND THE CITY OF NORFOLK, VA. | 1 | |
| FD 36652 | GREEN EAGLE RAILROAD, LLC—CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION EXEMPTION—IN MAVERICK COUNTY, TEX. | 1 | |
| AB 6 (Sub-No. 380X) | THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN KING COUNTY, WASH. | 1 | |
| FD 36909 | TRANSLOADX RAILROAD COMPANY, INC.--ACQUISITION AND OPERATION EXEMPTION--CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC. | 1 | |
| FD 22218 | ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY —OPERATING RIGHTS— SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION CO. | 2 | |
| EP 334 (Sub-No. 8A) | JOINT PETITION FOR EXEMPTION OF ARBITRATION RULE FROM APPLICATION OF 49 U.S.C. 10706 AND MOTION TO DISMISS | 1 | |
| FD 35743 | APPLICATION OF THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION UNDER 49 U.S.C. § 24308(a) – CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY | 1 | |
| WB 26 (Sub-No. 13) | RELEASE OF WAYBILL DATA | 1 |
Captions and summaries appear as the Board prints them. Counts are filings observed in the record between 20–26 April 2026; decisions are listed above and not counted here. Dates are quoted from the record, never computed.
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