The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Feb. 14 denied “as moot” the petition for an emergency service order by Foster Poultry Farms (Foster Farms), which in late 2022 said there had been a “substantial, measurable deterioration” of Union Pacific (UP) rail service to its Traver, Turlock and Delhi, Calif., facilities.
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Dec. 30 directed Union Pacific (UP) to deliver certain unit trains of corn from origins in the Midwest to California on behalf of Foster Poultry Farms (Foster Farms) to alleviate “immediate service issues” while it further considers the chicken and feed producer’s exparte petition for an emergency service order. UPDATE: Foster Farms on Jan. 4 replied to UP’s daily service status updates, required by STB to start Dec. 31 and end Jan. 3. The updates will continue through Jan. 17, the railroad reported, to assist the Board with its determination.
