Guidebook for Intercity Passenger Rail Service and Development (2016) / Chapter Skim
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E-1 The Surface Transportation Board (STB, or "Board") is a federal regulatory agency created by the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)
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E-2 Guidebook for intercity passenger Rail Service and development Amtrak Operations The statuary scheme governing Amtrak's rights and duties are codified in various sections of Title 49 of the U.S.
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The Role of the U.S. STB Regarding intercity Rail passenger Service E-3 Sections 207 and 213 Perhaps the most controversial of the changes, these provisions mandate that Amtrak and FRA develop appropriate metrics and standards for measuring the performance and service quality of intercity passenger train operations.
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E-4 Guidebook for intercity passenger Rail Service and development operating and capital costs for state-supported trains. Subsection (c)
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The Role of the U.S. STB Regarding intercity Rail passenger Service E-5 passenger provider, relief from passenger liability, and implementation of capital improvements that can benefit both entities.
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E-6 Guidebook for intercity passenger Rail Service and development jurisdiction over rail transportation between a place in one state and a place in another state, the situation at hand. The following quote from the Board's opinion is instructive: In short, Congress retained after the [ICC Termination Act]
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The Role of the U.S. STB Regarding intercity Rail passenger Service E-7 June 13, 2013]
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E-8 Guidebook for intercity passenger Rail Service and development of the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) , plans to establish and operate a new higher speed service between Miami and Orlando, a distance of about 230 miles.
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The Role of the U.S. STB Regarding intercity Rail passenger Service E-9 service by a yet-unknown operator while freight service and intercity passenger service would continue to be provided over the trackage by BNSF and Amtrak, respectively.
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E-10 Guidebook for intercity passenger Rail Service and development passenger service within its service area, CSX to operate freight trains, and "the rights of others to operate high-speed passenger service." Amtrak supplied the locomotives and operating crews for Fun Train. Holding that the operations would be under CSX's complete control, that there would be no transfer of common carrier obligations or interference with Amtrak or CSX freight trains, the Board found that the proposed operations are not subject to its jurisdiction.
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The Role of the U.S. STB Regarding intercity Rail passenger Service E-11 service, but the freight carrier would need STB action to abandon the line.
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