Railroads, Feds Spar Over Train Crew Size Rule In 11th Circ.

By Linda Chiem · July 27, 2026, 7:04 PM EDT

Railroads have told the Eleventh Circuit that the Federal Railroad Administration failed to properly justify its 2024 two-person train crew rule, saying the agency flip-flopped from its previous determination that such...

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Case Information

Case Title

Florida East Coast Railway LLC v. Federal Railroad Administration, et al

Case Number

24-11076

Court

Appellate - 11th Circuit

Nature of Suit

Agency 

Date Filed

April 08, 2024


Case Title

Texas & Northern Railway Company v. Federal Railroad Administration, et al

Case Number

24-11300

Court

Appellate - 11th Circuit

Nature of Suit

Agency 

Date Filed

April 25, 2024


Case Title

Association of American Railroads v. Federal Railroad Administration, et al

Case Number

24-11366

Court

Appellate - 11th Circuit

Nature of Suit

Agency 

Date Filed

April 30, 2024


Case Title

American Short Line and Regional Railroad Associat v. Federal Railroad Administration, et al

Case Number

24-11367

Court

Appellate - 11th Circuit

Nature of Suit

Agency 

Date Filed

April 30, 2024


Case Title

Indiana Rail Road Company v. Federal Railroad Administration, et al

Case Number

24-11428

Court

Appellate - 11th Circuit

Nature of Suit

Agency 

Date Filed

May 06, 2024


Case Title

Nebraska Central Railroad Company v. Federal Railroad Administration, et al

Case Number

24-11445

Court

Appellate - 11th Circuit

Nature of Suit

Agency 

Date Filed

May 07, 2024


Case Title

Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. Federal Railroad Administration, et al

Case Number

24-11444

Court

Appellate - 11th Circuit

Nature of Suit

Agency 

Date Filed

May 07, 2024


Case Title

BNSF Railway Company v. Federal Railroad Administration, et al

Case Number

24-12003

Court

Appellate - 11th Circuit

Nature of Suit

Agency 

Date Filed

June 18, 2024