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Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor

A Notice by the Surface Transportation Board on 03/24/2026

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1. Docket No. EP 290 (Sub-No. 5) (2026-2) # AGENCY:

Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION:

Approval of rail cost adjustment factor.

SUMMARY:

The Surface Transportation Board has adopted the second quarter 2026 Rail Cost Adjustment Factor and cost index filed by the Association of American Railroads.

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Applicability Date: April 1, 2026.

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Laura Schneider, (202) 915-1029. If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please call (202) 245-0245.

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The rail cost adjustment factor (RCAF) is an index formulated to represent changes in railroad costs incurred by the nation's largest railroads over a specified period of time. The Surface Transportation Board (Board) is required by law to publish the RCAF on at least a quarterly basis. Each quarter, the Association of American Railroads computes three types of RCAF figures and submits those figures to the Board for approval. The Board has reviewed the submission and adopts the RCAF figures for the second quarter of 2026. The second quarter 2026 RCAF (Unadjusted) is 1.016. The second quarter 2026 RCAF (Adjusted) is 0.388. The second quarter 2026 RCAF-5 is 0.368. Additional information is contained in the Board's decision, which is available at www.stb.gov.

Decided: March 19, 2026.

By the Board, Board Members Fuchs, Hedlund, and Schultz.

Kenyatta Clay,

Clearance Clerk.

[FR Doc. 2026-05691 Filed 3-23-26; 8:45 am]

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Published Document: 2026-05691 (91 FR 14066)