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Updating Class I Rail Carrier Reporting Requirements

Key claim: The largest U.S. freight railroads no longer have to file extra reports on certain Positive Train Control spending, but must start reporting two service performance metrics every week.

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(Rule · Surface Transportation Board) The Board is adopting a final rule terminating Class I carriers’ supplemental reporting of certain Positive Train Control (PTC) expenditures, and it is requiring Class I carriers to report two service metrics on a weekly basis.

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The Surface Transportation Board is terminating supplemental Positive Train Control expenditure reporting for Class I rail carriers and requiring two new weekly service metrics reports.

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Updating Class I Rail Carrier Reporting Requirements
Stage: final rule · federal-register · 08-may-2026

The largest U.S. freight railroads no longer have to file extra reports on certain Positive Train Control spending, but must start reporting two service performance metrics every week.

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External: fedreg:2026-09189

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