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Media interested in interviewing a CURE member or in more information regarding recent news releases can contact Chad Kolton at (202) 789-4365 or ckolton@hdmk.org.
For News Releases, News Articles, Newsletters and Issue Updates older than September 2008 please visit the News Archive.
News Releases
State Governments Push Congress & President to Enact Rail Reform This Year
August 4, 2010
Case for Reform: USDA Study Highlights Railroad Monopoly Abuse
April 27, 2010
Letter to the Editor: The Washington Post
March 26, 2010
13 National Associations Endorse S. 2889
February 25, 2010
Senate Commerce Committee Passes STB Reauthorization Bill
December 17, 2009
Senate Commerce Committee to Consider STB Reauthorization
December 16, 2009
Statement on Purchase of BSNF by Berkshire Hathaway
November 3, 2009
Statement on RSTAC Policy Recommendation
October 23, 2009
House Judiciary Subcommittee Passes H.R. 233
July 30, 2009
NIT League Endorses Antitrust Bill
June 2, 2009
Senators Vow to Work Together
June 1, 2009
Study: Freight Railroads Enriched by $3 Billion in Consumer Overcharges Annually
May 19, 2009
Cooperative Network promotes rail reform legislation on Capitol Hill
March 25, 2009
Railroad Monopoly Power is a U.S. Job Killer, Survey Shows
March 23, 2009
Daily Gazette: Some freight railroads have it all
March 16, 2009
Salt Lake Tribune: Consumers are hard hit by unfair rail monopoly
March 14, 2009
Freight Railroads Make False Claims to Protect Monopoly Pricing Power
March 11, 2009
Senate Committee Votes to End Railroads’ Antitrust Exemption
March 5, 2009
Railroad Monopoly Abuse Results in $345 Million Judgment
February 20, 2009
Big Railroads Drop Big Bucks on Super Bowl Ads, Rail Customers, Consumers Left with Hangover
February 3, 2009
Railroad 4th Quarter Revenues Highlight Monopoly Power
January 23, 2009
Kohl, Baldwin Introduce Legislation to Protect Consumers from Hidden Railroad Tax
January 8, 2009
Sen. Kohl Reintroduces Legislation to End Railroad Monopoly Power
January 7, 2009
For Older Releases, Visit the Archive
News Articles
- Captive food growers seek more choices
San Francisco Chronicle, April 5, 2009
- Bob Szabo agricultural radio interview with Mike LePorte
KRVN Rural Radio Network, March 25, 2009
- Exempt from antitrust laws, railroads set exorbitant rates
The Hill, March 25, 2009
- S.C. agency questioning rail-cost spike
The State, March 24, 2009
- Senate Committee: Railroad Antitrust Exemption Must End
Farm World, March 18, 2009
- Survey: High Rail Costs Force Some Shippers to Switch to Other Modes
Chemical Week, March 16, 2009
- Some freight railroads have it all
Daily Gazette, March 16, 2009
- Consumers are hard hit by unfair rail monopoly
Salt Lake Tribune, March 14, 2009
- Obama Nominee Vows Strong Antitrust Action, Backs Rail Bill
CNN Money, March 10, 2009
- Bill Would Strip Antitrust Protections From Freight Railroads
March 5, 2009
- Rail customers in prime position for reforms?
Farm Week, March 4, 2009
- BNSF ordered to pay $345M in rate dispute
Associated Press, February 19, 2009
- Landscape changing for farmers, railroads
Billings Gazette, February 11, 2009
- Freight Carriers See Rough Road Ahead in 2009
Associated Press, February 6, 2009
- Bob Szabo Meets With UTU International President to Discuss Rail Reform
United Transportation Union International, January 23, 2009
- CURE Spokeswoman Mary Kay Thatcher, American Farm Bureau interview
Northern Ag Network, January 7, 2009
- Rail Shippers Ask Congress to Regulate Freight Prices
Wall Street Journal, January 4, 2009
For Older News Articles, Visit the Archive
Newsletters and Issue Updates
Rail Report, June 2010
Rail Report, May 2010
Rail Report, April 2010
Rail Report, January 2010
Rail Report, November 2009
Rail Report, October 2009
Rail Report, September 2009
RAIL REPORT, August 2009
RAIL REPORT, July 2009
RAIL REPORT, June 2009
RAIL REPORT, May 2009
RAIL REPORT, April 2009
RAIL REPORT, March 2009
RAIL REPORT, February 2009
RAIL REPORT, January 2009
Older RAIL REPORTS
If you have information that should be posted in our next newsletter, please contact Stuart Hall at (202) 298-1959.
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