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Week of 17 Aug 2026

17–23 August 2026 · Monday to Sunday · ← previous week · next week → · every week · the latest seven days

8 decisions served (one entered in two dockets) and 31 filings observed, in 9 proceedings — 22 of them in FD 36873.

Decisions served

  1. FD 36873
    ORDERED THAT REPLIES TO ANY MOTION OR OTHER PLEADING FILED WITH THE BOARD AFTER DECISION NO. 30 ON ANY MATTER THAT HAS NOT BEEN DELEGATED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE WILL BE DUE WITHIN FIVE CALENDAR DAYS OF FILING, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE OR BOARD ORDER.
    Chief Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel · UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION AND UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY—CONTROL—NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY · decision 53210
  2. EP 789
    CORRECTED A DECISION SERVED AND PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ON AUGUST 18, 2026.
    Chief Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel · CHANGES TO DELEGATIONS · decision 53208
  3. FD 36873
    GRANTED APPLICANTS’ MOTION TO COMPEL CPKC TO MAKE RECIPROCAL PRODUCTIONS OF DATA WITHIN 30 DAYS AND GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART CPKC’S MOTION TO COMPEL.
    Administrative Law Judge · UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION AND UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY—CONTROL—NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY · decision 53207
  4. FD 36844
    DENIED A REQUEST BY UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY TO BIFURCATE A DISPUTE REGARDING THE SCOPE OF FACILITIES ENCOMPASSED BY THE BOARD’S PREVIOUS GRANT OF TERMINAL TRACKAGE RIGHTS TO THE COMMUTER RAIL DIVISION OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY D/B/A METRA AND SET A PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE FOR DETERMINING CONDITIONS OF USE AND COMPENSATION. THE BOARD ALSO ASSIGNED AND AUTHORIZED AN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE TO ADDRESS ANY DISCOVERY MATTERS.
    Entire Board · COMMUTER RAIL DIVISION OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY D/B/A METRA – TERMINAL TRACKAGE RIGHTS – UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY · decision 53126
  5. EP 670 (Sub-No. 2)
    PROVIDED NOTICE OF VACANCIES ON THE RAIL ENERGY TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND SOLICITED NOMINATIONS.
    Chief Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel · NOTICE OF RAIL ENERGY TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE VACANCIES · decision 53204
  6. FD 36873
    REMOVED BOTH PROCEEDINGS FROM ABEYANCE, ADOPTED A PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE, DIRECTED APPLICANTS TO RESUBMIT CERTAIN WORKPAPERS WITH UNFILTERED DATA, RULED ON A PENDING PROCEDURAL REQUEST, AND ADVISED THAT THE BOARD WILL ADDRESS OTHER OUTSTANDING MOTIONS AT A FUTURE DATE.
    Entire Board · UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION AND UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY—CONTROL—NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY · also entered in FD 36873 (Sub-No. 1) · decision 53195
  7. AB 497 (Sub-No. 8X)
    MODIFIED A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION TO IMPOSE TRAIL USE CONDITIONS AND DETERMINED THAT ABANDONMENT OF A LINE WILL HAVE NO SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE QUALITY OF THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES OR ON HISTORIC RESOURCES.
    Chief Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel · MINNESOTA NORTHERN RAILROAD, INC.--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN NORMAN AND POLK COUNTIES, MINN. · decision 53178
  8. EP 789
    (1) REVISED REGULATIONS TO CLARIFY CERTAIN EXISTING DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY AND CREATE CERTAIN NEW DELEGATIONS FOR THE BOARD’S CHIEF COUNSEL AND CHIEF OF PASSENGER RAIL AND INVESTIGATIONS; (2) CREATED A NEW REGULATION THAT CODIFIES AND EXPANDS THE BOARD’S GRANT STAMP PROCEDURES; AND (3) REVISED CERTAIN REGULATIONS TO MAKE NOMENCLATURE CHANGES.
    Entire Board · CHANGES TO DELEGATIONS · decision 52886

Proceedings that moved in the week of 17 Aug 2026

DocketProceedingFilingsLast activity
FD 36873 UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION AND UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY—CONTROL—NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY 22
FD 32760 (Sub-No. 52) BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY —PETITION FOR REVIEW— UP/SP MERGER CONDITIONS 1
NOR 42185 WESKAN GRAIN LLC v. KANSAS & OKLAHOMA RAILROAD, LLC 1
FD 36948 HENRY POSNER, III—CONTROL EXEMPTION—MORRISTOWN & ERIE RAILWAY, INC. 2
FD 36932 CHANNEL PACIFIC RAILROAD — OPERATION EXEMPTION — IN WEST SACRAMENTO, YOLO COUNTY, CAL. 1
NOR 42187 VFRC, LLC V. PORTLAND & WESTERN RAILROAD, INC AND GENESEE & WYOMING, INC 1
EP 670 (Sub-No. 2) NOTICE OF RAIL ENERGY TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE VACANCIES 1
MCF 21154 FIRST STUDENT, INC. — ACQUISITION OF CONTROL — AUTUMN TRANSPORTATION INC. AND AMBASSADOR WHEELCHAIR SERVICES, INC. 1
FD 36500 (Sub-No. 6) CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY LIMITED; CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY; SOO LINE RAILROAD COMPANY; CENTRAL MAINE & QUEBEC RAILWAY US INC.; DAKOTA, MINNESOTA & EASTERN RAILROAD CORPORATION; AND DELAWARE & HUDSON RAILWAY COMPANY, INC. —CONTROL— KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN; THE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY; GATEWAY EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY; AND THE TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY (GENERAL OVERSIGHT) 1

Captions and summaries appear as the Board prints them. Counts are filings observed in the record between 17–23 August 2026; decisions are listed above and not counted here. Dates are quoted from the record, never computed.

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