November 22, 2022 – Amtrak, CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern, and the Alabama State Port Authority filed a motion Monday to inform the Surface Transportation Board (STB) that a settlement agreement has been reached to support passenger and freight rail service within the Gulf Coast Corridor.

This settlement indicates a bright future for passenger rail service not only along the Gulf Coast, but throughout the southern United States. Collaboration and effective negotiations between passenger rail providers, the freight rail industry, and our local, state, and federal government agencies proves that there is a path forward for re-establishing and expanding passenger rail service.

Knox Ross, Chair of the Southern Rail Commission (SRC) stated, “I’m incredibly delighted by this settlement agreement, and we will continue to build on this momentum by working with all involved parties – especially the communities who have been waiting so long for passenger rail – to prepare for service to start.”

The negotiating parties requested for the case to be held in abeyance while executing the conditions identified within the settlement agreement. The parties are not able to provide further comment on the terms of the agreement at this time.