Surface Transportation Board

Supreme Court Curbs Scope of Environmental Reviews

The question for the justices was whether an agency had complied with a federal law by issuing a 3,600-page report on the impact of a proposed railway in Utah.

By Adam Liptak

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U.S. Approves a Merger Between Two Big North American Railroads

Canadian Pacific’s acquisition of Kansas City Southern will create a railroad that links Canada, the United States and Mexico.

By Niraj Chokshi and Mark Walker