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T''o read about railroad companies in Hampton Roads, see: [https://voicesinthedust.org/Railroad_Companies Railroads in Hampton Roads]'' | |||
''To read about coal terminals in Hampton Roads and how they are are regulated, see:[https://voicesinthedust.org/Coal_Terminals_in_the_Port_of_Virginia Coal Terminals in the Port of Virginia]; [https://voicesinthedust.org/Terminal_Permits Federal and State Terminal Permits]'' | |||
== Surface Transportation Board == | == Surface Transportation Board == | ||
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The Surface Transportation Board is the federal agency that is charged with the economic regulation of various modes of surface transportation, primarily freight rail. It has jurisdiction over railroad rate, practice, and service issues and rail restructuring transactions, including mergers, line sales, line construction, and line abandonments. The STB also has jurisdiction over certain passenger rail matters, the intercity bus industry, non-energy pipelines, household goods carriers’ tariffs, and rate regulation of marine freight shipping involving the United States and other U.S. territories and possessions.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20250707020041/https://www.stb.gov/about-stb/ About STB.] ''Surface Transportation Board. 2025.''</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 02:02, 7 July 2025
To read about railroad companies in Hampton Roads, see: Railroads in Hampton Roads
To read about coal terminals in Hampton Roads and how they are are regulated, see:Coal Terminals in the Port of Virginia; Federal and State Terminal Permits
Surface Transportation Board
Role and Jurisdiction
The Surface Transportation Board is the federal agency that is charged with the economic regulation of various modes of surface transportation, primarily freight rail. It has jurisdiction over railroad rate, practice, and service issues and rail restructuring transactions, including mergers, line sales, line construction, and line abandonments. The STB also has jurisdiction over certain passenger rail matters, the intercity bus industry, non-energy pipelines, household goods carriers’ tariffs, and rate regulation of marine freight shipping involving the United States and other U.S. territories and possessions.[1]
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- ↑ About STB. Surface Transportation Board. 2025.