The U-S Surface Transportation Board this week issued a decision approving, with conditions, Canadian National Railway Company’s request for board authority to acquire and operate Iowa Northern Railway Company’s 218-mile rail system, located entirely within Iowa.
Those conditions include several specific requirements designed to keep gateways open on commercially reasonable terms in perpetuity, compliance with several reporting requirements during a 3-year oversight period established by the board, the development of a scheduled local service plan, and the maintenance of access to locations in current voluntary reciprocal switching tariffs.
Canadian National Railway Company passes through Alden, Iowa Falls, Ackley, Austinville, Aplington, Parkersburg and New Hartford. Iowa Northern Railway Company passes through Shell Rock, Clarksville, Packard, and Greene
