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STB Preempts a City's Effort to Force a Railroad to Reinstall a Grade Crossing

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In a recent preemption decision, the Surface Transportation Board (“STB”) rejected a city’s attempt to mandate that a railroad reinstall a grade crossing. The STB’s order appears to call into question the enforceability of...more

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Crude-by-Rail Update: Municipalities in the Bakken Push Back Against Increasing Train Traffic

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Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, towns in the western United States grew and thrived around the railroad. In fact, the railroad tracks often became a central geographic feature within towns, birthing the...more

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