en.Wedoany.com Reported - The U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) announced changes to Class I railroad reporting requirements last week. Railroads will no longer need to report positive train control expenditures but will be required to submit weekly reports on two key service metrics.

The newly required metrics are Original Estimated Time of Arrival (OETA) and Industry Spot and Pull (ISP). The OETA metric calculates the percentage of all carload shipments in a railroad's system over a week that are delivered to their final destination within 24 hours of the original estimated time of arrival. The ISP metric measures the success rate of a railroad in placing and pulling loaded and empty cars (including private or shipper-leased cars) at a facility during the planned service window.

Class I railroads must submit their first OETA and ISP reports by July 8. STB officials stated in a press release that these reports will give the Board deeper insight into trends to ensure railroad service reliability. The Board initially proposed these changes in October 2025. Also last week, the STB launched a beta version of its Open Data Portal as part of the agency's data modernization efforts, which will help organize and improve the accessibility and usability of railroad data collected by the STB.

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