Rail Customer Coalition

We applaud @SecVilsack and @USDA for calling on the #STB to fix #freightrail problems & shortages so food, feed, and other critical goods get to where they’re needed. 👏👏👏

Read the full USDA letter to the #STB:
https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/8892306_SignedSecLetterRailService_20230512.pdf

Watch now 📽️
@FreightWaves’ interview with @AmChemistry’s @JahnChris on how to get America’s #supplychain & #freightrail back on track.

Watch the full interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXO6wVSZUmw

The entire U.S. supply chain has been harmed by #freightrail service issues, including the excessive use of embargoes – and it continues to contribute to higher inflation.

‼️ That’s why U.S. shippers urge the #STB to move forward with regulatory reforms NOW.

How can we help solve America’s supply chain crisis & build a resilient #freightrail network?

🔍The answer is clear: Address the root causes of #freightrail issues. Learn more at http://www.freightrailreform.com.

Let’s get U.S. goods moving across America again! Addressing chronic service issues will get critical #supplychains back on track. 🛤️

Freight rail problems continue to cause nationwide supply chain disruptions. ⛓️
U.S. shippers need the #STB & Congress to act NOW on new policies to keep our economy moving!

It’s official: @USDOT is ON BOARD 🚂with increased #freightrail competition, which is crucial in getting America’s economy back on track! 🛤️

Read the full @Bloomberg article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-13/biden-transportation-chief-pushes-new-crackdown-on-mergers

We applaud @SecretaryPete and @USDOT for supporting the need for increased competition in transportation industries like #freightrail. 👏👏👏

Read the full @Bloomberg article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-13/biden-transportation-chief-pushes-new-crackdown-on-mergers

Monopolies are continuing to drive down ⬇️ #freightrail service & drive up ⬆️ prices. @TransportGOP & @TransportDems: We need regulatory reforms to unlock competition!

Flawed policies have weakened our #supplychain & put our economy at a crossroads.

We need the @TransportGOP & @TransportDems to help fix chronic #freightrail service problems.

“Every minute now counts as we try to save lives. You have never put us in this situation 5 days late with no inventory and 40 to 50 million chickens to feed,” says @FosterFarms about chronic #freightrail delays of critical feed shipments.

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AG Cooperatives: “One could have seen this train coming for the last three years.”

⁉️ It’s no surprise that flawed policies like PSR have put the U.S. #freightrail network – and our economy – at a crossroads.

We urge the #STB to act NOW to resolve chronic service problems.

Food Supply Chain: America’s #freightrail system is the backbone of the U.S. economy. We need the #STB to act NOW and support sensible solutions to get it back on track. 🛤️

Embargoes are a dangerous way for railroads to “fix” 💊 the serious problems they’ve created. They are putting the U.S. economy’s future in a dangerous position. Addressing symptoms of chronic #freightrail service problems only goes so far …

Chronic #freightrail service issues have far-reaching implications for the U.S. economy. Here’s one example that impacts farmers & consumers…

🚫 Embargoes should be the exception, NOT the norm.

The excessive use of embargoes imposed by the railroads is “yet another manifestation of the chronic service failures that are plaguing the U.S. #freightrail network.”