NARP Releases Comment in Support of 8th Circuit Court of Appeals to Back STB Regarding...

For Immediate Release (#17-02) Contact: Robert Brady – (202) 680-495 Washington, D.C. — While the National Association of Railroad Passengers is disappointed the U.S. Department of Justice has decided not to stand up for American rail passengers, we remain confident that the Surface Transportation Board will prevail in its own case, argued this week in Kansas City, to preserve on-time standards that protect rail travelers. A 2016 appellate court decision junking performance standards written by FRA and Amtrak undermined vital passenger rail service protections; unfortunately, the Justice Dept.’s latest move declining to petition the Supreme Court to challenge that decision leaves the STB’s rule as the last one protecting passengers’ rights to expect their trains to arrive at their destinations on time. The STB case is full of complex regulatory minutiae, but the core argument is basic: the Association of American Railroads (AAR) argues that the Surface Transportation Board can’t regulate on-

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