Agri-Pulse

'Reciprocal switching' rule proposes new tool for improving rail service

Rail carriers struggling to provide adequate service could be required to allow competitors on their tracks under a proposed Surface Transportation Board rule aimed at curbing delays and increasing ...
Agri-Pulse

Rail regulator exceeded authority with reciprocal switching rule, appeals court rules

The Surface Transportation Board exceeded its authority when issuing a rule requiring rail carriers to allow competitors onto their tracks to curb delays, an appeals court says. Because a rule put in ...
Logistics Management

STB announces adoption of final reciprocal switching rules

Focusing on promoting adequate railroad service, the Washington, D.C.-based Surface Transportation Board (STB), an independent adjudicatory and economic-regulatory agency charged by Congress with ...
Railway Age

‘Poor Service’ Drives STB’s Proposed Reciprocal Switching Rule (Updated, TD Cowen Commentary)

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Sept. 7 issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that it said focused on “providing rail customers with access to reciprocal switching as a remedy for ...
Investopedia

Reciprocal Insurance Exchange: How It Works, Key Features, Examples

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Eric's career includes extensive work in both public and corporate accounting with ...