ARA Co-Signs Letter to STB, White House & Congress with Recommendations to Improve Freight Rail Service
Apr 21 2022
ARA as part of the Agricultural Transportation Working Group (ATWG) co-signed a letter sent to the Surface Transportation Board (STB), the White House, and members of Congress to encourage they adopt proposals to improve freight rail service now and in the future.
The current inability of several Class I carriers to provide reliable rail service to their customers is impacting farmgate commodity prices and elevating food prices for consumers. Neither of these outcomes is beneficial for individual Americans and the U.S. economy.
The ATWG believes future service challenges can be deterred, or even prevented, through increased competition, and by implementing financial incentives for railroads to perform more efficiently utilizing the same concepts that railroads use to incentivize their customers to be more efficient.
Read the complete list of proposals to learn how ARA and the undersigned organizations are looking out for American farmers and their ag stakeholders.