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| http://cramer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/house-reauthorizes-and-reforms-surface-transportation-board | House Reauthorizes and Reforms Surface Transportation Board | 2015-12-10 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | ND | Kevin Cramer | C001096 | cramer.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Kevin Cramer announced today the U. S. House of Representatives passed S. 808, the Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015. The legislation reauthorizes and reforms the Surface Transportation Board (STB), the nations rail economic regulator, by granting the STB more investigative powers, increasing funding, and also increasing the board membership from the current three to five. The bill unanimously passed the U.S. Senate on June 18. North Dakotas rail customers have endured delays in shipping their products to market, said Cramer. This legislation brings transparency and certainty to those who have been negatively impacted by these delays. It will also boost competition in the rail industry as well as increasing efficiency in the shipping of their products. The reforms to the STB are supported by many agriculture and business groups. Below is a complete listing of the groups publicly supporting of S. 808 in a Rail Customer Coalition letter: Agribusiness Council of Indiana Agricultural Retailers Association Agriculture Transportation Coalition Alabama Crop Management Association Alliance for Rail Competition Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers American Chemistry Council American Farm Bureau Federation American Forest & Paper Association American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers Association American Iron and Steel Institute American Malting Barley Association, Inc. American Public Power Association American Soybean Association Auto Care Association Chemical Industry Council of Delaware Chemical Industry Council of Illinois Chemistry Council of Missouri Chemistry Council of New Jersey Colorado Association of Wheat Growers Connecticut Business & Industry Association Corn Refiners Association Edison Electric Institute The Fertilizer Institute Florida Fertilizer & Agrichemical Association Foundry Association of Michigan Freight Rail Customer Alliance Georgia Agribusiness Council Georgia Chemistry Council Glass Packaging Institute Green Coffee Association Grocery Manufacturers Association Growth Energy Idaho Barley Commission Idaho Grain Producers Association Idaho Wheat Commission Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association Indiana Corn Growers Association Indiana Farm Bureau Indiana Soybean Alliance Institute of Makers of Explosives Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. International Liquid Terminals Association International Warehouse Logistics Association Louisiana Chemical Association Manufacture Alabama Manufacturers Association of Florida Massachusetts Chemistry & Technology Alliance Michigan Agri-Business Association Michigan Bean Shippers Michigan Chemistry Council Minnesota AgriGrowth Council Minnesota Crop Production Retailers Mississippi Manufacturers Association Missouri Agribusiness Association Montana Agricultural Business Association Montana Farmers Union Montana Grain Elevators Association Motorcycle Industry Council National Association of Chemical Distributors National Association of State Departments of Agriculture National Association of Wheat Growers National Barley Growers Association National Corn Growers Association National Cotton Council of America National Council of Farmer Cooperatives National Farmers Union The National Industrial Transportation League National Onion Association National Retail Federation National Rural Electric Cooperative Association National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council National Sunflower Association Nebraska Agri-Business Association, Inc. Nebraska Wheat Board New York State Agribusiness Association New York State Chemistry Council North Carolina Manufacturers Alliance North Dakota Grain Dealers Association Ohio Agribusiness Association Ohio Chemistry Technology Council Oklahoma Agribusiness Retailers Association Oklahoma Grain and Feed Association Oregon Wheat Growers League Outdoor Power Equipment Association, Inc. Pennsylvania Chemical Industry Council Plastics Pipe and Fittings Association Promotional Products Association International PVC Pipe Association Rail Customer Coalition Renewable Fuels Association Rocky Mountain Agribusiness Association Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates South Carolina Fertilizer and Agrichemicals Association South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance South Dakota Wheat Inc. SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association Steel Manufacturers Association The Sulphur Institute Texas Ag Industries Association Texas Chemical Council Texas Wheat Producers Association United States Fashion Industry Association US Dry Bean Council US Dry Pea & Lentil Council Vinyl Building Council The Vinyl Institute Vinyl Siding Institute, Inc. Washington Association of Wheat Growers Washington Grain Commission West Virginia Manufacturers Association Western Fuels Association Western Plant Health Association Wisconsin Agri-Business Association Wyoming Ag Business Association Wyoming Wheat Marketing Commission Congressman Kevin Cramer also announced BNSF Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) publicly filed weekly grain backlog status updates as required by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board. A summary of the reporting data specific to North Dakota for the last 10 weeks is below. Grain Car Backlog Status Report BNSF Number of outstanding cars Average number of days late Number of new car orders Number of car orders filled Number of orders canceled by shipper Number of orders canceled by railroad 11/29/2015 12/05/2015 30 1.2 days 85 745 101 0 11/22/2015 11/28/2015 173 4.3 days 22 623 0 0 11/15/2015 11/21/2015 50 1.6 days 158 910 7 0 11/08/2015 11/14/2015 223 3.4 days 19 986 12 0 11/01/2015 11/07/2015 125 3.0 days 110 871 11 0 10/25/2015 10/31/2015 164 3.0 days 71 1154 2 0 10/18/2015 10/24/2015 150 3.8 days 161 947 0 0 10/11/2017 10/17/2015 297 5.0 days 129 859 24 0 10/04/2015 10/10/2015 158 3.0 days 237 1122 0 0 09/27/2015 10/03/2015 371 1.7 days 200 701 0 0 09/20/2015 09/26/2015 24 1.0 days 54 1016 15 0 09/13/2015 09/19/2015 6 2.0 days 6 1161 12 0 09/06/2015 09/12/2015 10 1.2 Days 18 1188 0 0 CP Number of outstanding cars Average number of days late Number of new car orders Number of car orders filled Number of orders canceled by shipper Number of orders canceled by railroad 11/30/2015 12/06/2015 0 0 519 1347 0 0 11/22/2015 11/28/2015 0 0 93 642 75 0 11/16/2015 11/22/2015 0 0 219 684 60 0 11/08/2015 11/14/2015 0 0 397 1362 44 0 11/01/2015 11/07/2015 0 0 454 1305 19 0 10/25/2015 10/31/2015 65 0 642 1054 27 0 10/18/2015 10/24/2015 0 0 360 1538 2 0 10/12/2015 10/18/2015 0 0 895 1223 2 0 10/04/2015 10/10/2015 0 0 638 1035 72 0 09/27/2015 10/03/2015 0 0 672 1322 102 0 09/20/2015 09/26/2015 0 0 462 981 0 0 09/14/2015 09/20/2015 0 0 317 1120 25 0 09/07/2015 09/13/2015 0 0 448 757 0 0 View the full reports: BNSF | CP ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |