Notice2026-19184
Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor
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Published
September 18, 2026
Issuing agencies
Surface Transportation Board
Abstract
The Surface Transportation Board has adopted the fourth quarter 2026 Rail Cost Adjustment Factor and cost index filed by the Association of American Railroads.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 180 (Friday, September 18, 2026)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19184]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. EP 290 (Sub-No. 5) (2026-4)]
Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
ACTION: Approval of rail cost adjustment factor.
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SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation Board has adopted the fourth
quarter 2026 Rail Cost Adjustment Factor and cost index filed by the
Association of American Railroads.
DATES: Applicability Date: October 1, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dylan Richmond, (202) 915-0962. If you
require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act,
please call (202) 245-0245.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The rail cost adjustment factor (RCAF) is an
index formulated to represent changes in railroad costs incurred by the
nation's largest railroads over a specified period of time. The Surface
Transportation Board (Board) is required by law to publish the RCAF on
at least a quarterly basis. Each quarter, the Association of American
Railroads computes three types of RCAF figures and submits those
figures to the Board for approval. The Board has reviewed the
submission and adopts the RCAF figures for the fourth quarter of 2026.
The fourth quarter 2026 RCAF (Unadjusted) is 1.193. The fourth quarter
2026 RCAF (Adjusted) is 0.453. The fourth quarter 2026 RCAF-5 is 0.429.
Additional information is contained in the Board's decision, which is
available at <a href="http://www.stb.gov">www.stb.gov</a>.
By the Board, Board Members Fuchs, Hedlund, Kloster, and
Schultz.
Decided: September 16, 2026.
Stefan Rice,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2026-19184 Filed 9-17-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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