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STB Press Releases Covering Rail Line, Merger Updates

The Surface Transportation Board published a series of press releases covering multiple regulatory matters from November 2025 through April 2026. Key items include a Draft Environmental Assessment for a proposed rail line in Webb County, Texas; a unanimous decision proposing comprehensive permitting reform to streamline processes and lower infrastructure costs; and a Final Environmental Assessment for a six-mile rail line in Mesa, Arizona by Union Pacific. The Board also addressed the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger application, finding it incomplete in January 2026, and proposed repealing regulations at 49 C.F.R. Part 1144 governing reciprocal switching, through routes, and through rates.