NSSGA: FREIGHT RAIL ISSUES SEVERELY IMPACTING PRODUCERS

摘要

The National Stone, Sand Gravel Association (NSSGA) reports that aggregate producers are experiencing a variety of issues with freight rail, including service that is cut, poor or increasingly slow. NSSGA presents a number of specifics in a letter submitted to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) by president and CEO Michael Johnson on behalf of his organization, noting that poor and declining rail service and unwarranted price increases for aggregate shippers are delaying and increasing costs for infrastructure projects.