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Press Releases

Rail Reform Bill Cleared for House Floor Action
September 18, 2008

Agriculture Groups to Congress: Stop the Runaway Trains
August 22, 2008

Midwestern Legislators Urge Passage of Rail Reform
July 28, 2008 

Thirteen Groups Rally Behind Rail Reform Bill
July 16, 2008

Rail Customers Oppose White House Nomination to STB
May 28, 2008

Congress Calls for Study on Impact of Rail Transport Problems on Rural America
May 14, 2008

Small Businesses, Farmers Bear Burden of the Railroad Monopoly Prices
May 1, 2008

House Committee Takes Aim at Railroad Monopoly Prices
April 30, 2008

Congressional Hearing Highlights Railroads' Monopoly Practices
April 23, 2008

Rail Customers to Promote Rail Reform Legislation on Capitol Hill
March 11, 2008

House Judiciary Committee Focuses on Bringing the Railroads Under Antitrust Laws
February 25, 2008

Senators Urge Reid to Move Forward on Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act
February 8, 2008

Senate Hearing Spotlights Need for Railroad Antitrust Coverage
October 3, 2007

High Captive Rail Prices, Deteriorating Service Require Better STB Oversight, Public Power Executives Tell House Committee
September 25, 2007

Who’s Afraid of Competition?: Shippers call for much needed reform while
railroads lobby for federal protections
September 25, 2007

Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Bill Targeting Railroads Unfair Antitrust Exemptions
September 20, 2007

Report of Price Manipulation by Railroads Reason Enough for New Legislation
September 17, 2007

Consumers Railroaded Out of $6.4 Billion New Study Details Multi-billion Fuel Overcharges
September 13, 2007

GAO Report: Freight Rail Rates Spike in 2005 More Costs Shift to Consumers
August 28, 2007

Railroads: Bringing Rural America to a Standstill
July 24, 2007

Congress Asks Railroads: Are You the Weakest Link?
July 12, 2007

Energy Bill Will Boost Ethanol Congress Asks Railroads: Are you the weakest link?
July 12, 2007

Senate Legislation Introduced to Reform Nation's Rail System
March 15, 2007

Rail Customers Hail Action to Fix Broken Rail System
March 6, 2007

Rail Customers Urge Congress to Address Economic Security
February 13, 2007

Rail Customers Make Case Against New Rate Rules
January 31, 2007

Favorable STB Fuel Subcharge Ruling
January 26, 2007

CURE Elects Officers
January 23, 2007

News Articles

Coal Freight Battle May Fuel Spike In Rural Electricity Bills
Tampa Tribune, December 23, 2008

Antitrust Rules Needed for Freight Railroads
Capital Times, December 22, 2008

Baldwin Pushes for Rail Reform in Economic Stimulus Bill
Wisconsin Ag Connection, December 8, 2008

Railroading ag: The return of the ‘robber baron’ triggers cries of monopoly from rural shippers
AgWeek, December 8, 2008

Lawmakers consider RR anti-trust law
North Platte Bulletin, December 1, 2008
 
"The Steckline Report" agriculture radio program, interview with CURE spokesperson Mary Kay Thatcher, American Farm Bureau
December 1, 2008

Brownfield Network interview with CURE spokesperson Mary Kay Thatcher, American Farm Bureau
November 25, 2008

Bob Szabo interview with KQLX Farm Talk on the need for rail reform
November 24, 2008

Interview transcript, AAR President Ed Hamberger
AgriTalk Radio program, October 13, 2008

Interview transcript, CURE Chairman Glenn English and Executive Vice President of the American Coalition for Ethanol Brian Jennings
AgriTalk Radio program, October, 13, 2008

Fla. electric cooperative disputes rail rate hike
Associated Press, October 10, 2008

Ag groups push antitrust legislation
Traffic World, August 22, 2008

Railing Against Captive Shippers
EnergyBiz Insider, May 23, 2008

Editorial: Competition on rails
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 22, 2008

Editorial: Bring end to railroad antitrust exemption
Sheboygan Press, May 11, 2008

A Switch on the Tracks
Washington Post, April 21, 2008

Changes are needed in railway rules
The Advertiser, April 15, 2008

Senator Kohl: Congress should move to repeal railroads' antitrust exemptions
The Hill, April 8, 2008

Glenn English: Captive shippers left out in the cold
The Journal of Commerce, March 31, 2008

Commentary: LUS: Customers pay premium for rail deregulation
The Daily Advertiser, March 30, 2008

Shippers in Minnesota want lawmakers to intervene to foster more competition among the railroads
The Star Tribune, March 27, 2008

ADM sues railroads for price-fixing on fuel fees
The Star Tribune, March 27, 2008

La. Utility backs regulation
The Advocate, March 17, 2008

Staying on Track: Wednesday was Rail Customer Day on Capitol Hill
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 16, 2008

North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation Joins Rail Customers on Capitol Hill to Promote Rail Reform Legislation
Sun Herald, March 11, 2008

Rail Antitrust Gains Force
Traffic World, March 3, 2008

Wisconsin's Baldwin Calls for Railroad Antitrust Revocation
Bloomberg, Feruary 25, 2008

Board ignores concerns of some rail customers
Argus Leader, February 9, 2008

In rebuttal: Regulatory trainwreck
Sun Journal, January 18, 2008

MN Attorney General: Time to put railroads under anti-trust
Bemidji Pioneer, January 25, 2008

Ethanol boon may be a bust
In Forum, January 22, 2008

On this monopoly board, railroads are winning
St. Paul Pioneer Press, January 9, 2008

21 Attorneys General Endorse Bill That Would Remove Antitrust Exemptions for Railroads
The Associated Press, November 29, 2007

CSX Seeking Public Aid Amid Its Growing Profit
Tampa Tribune, October 11, 2007

LTE: Fair and Accurate
Roll Call, October 4, 2007

Freight Rail Customers Complain About Prices, Service
USA Today, September 27, 2007

The Railroading of America
Roll Call, September 26, 2007

LTE: Rail Competition, Washington Times
The Washington Times, September 20, 2007

Report of Price Manipulation by Railroads Reason Enough for New Legislation
American Corn Growers Association, September 17, 2007

Study: F Rail Cos. Overcharged by $6.5B
The Associated Press, September 13, 2007

Railroad Monopoly Costs North Dakota
The Forum, September 2, 2007

Mark Glaess: Big Rail Hurts Rural Communities
Mankato Free Press, August 3, 2007

Glenn English: Poor Oversight of Monopolies Costs Consumers
The Kansas City Star, July 19, 2007

Utilities, Railroads at Odds: Delivery System FaultedRegulator
hears venting on rail service
The Kansas City Star, July 19, 2007

Baldwin Wins Duel with Railroads
The Capital Times, July 13, 2007

Tester Demands Fix for Freight Rail System
Liberty County Times, March 21, 2007

Vitter Acts on Railroad Issue
The Baton Rouge Advocate, March 19, 2007

Federal Regulators Ban Excessive Fuel Surcharges By Railroads
The Associated Press, January 26, 2007

Rail Rates Rock State Companies
Wisconsin State Journal, January 4, 2007

Railroads Struggle to Meet Coal Demand
CBS News by Associated Press, December 7, 2006

Derail the Monopoly; Railroads Need Competition
EnergyBiz Magazine, November/December 2006

Shippers say they're getting railroaded
Kansas City Star by Chicago Tribune, October 2, 2006

Serving Two (Station) Masters
BusinessWeek, July 24, 2006

Enough Coal On Hand To Keep Us Cool?
The Christian Science Monitor, May 26, 2006

Utilities Lead Charge Vs. Railroads
The Capital Times, May 12, 2006

Electric Utilities Press for Action on Railroad Costs
The Hill, May 4, 2006

Railroads Struggle To Deliver Coal To Utilities
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (pick-up from Wall Street Journal article), March 15, 2006

Wisconsin Reps Attacking High Railroad Costs
The Capital Times, February 22, 2006

Senator Burns Op-Ed

Delay doesn't want rail built
The Citizen, September 1, 2004

North Dakota, Minnesota and Montana Governors Support Rail Legislation
June 29, 2004

Rail Status Quo Unacceptable
Traffic World, March 31, 2003


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CURE Special Bulletin: Railroads Dial Up Rhetoric
August 20, 2008

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