FR-4915-01-P
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. EP 290 (Sub-No. 5) (2024-3)]
Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
ACTION: Approval of rail cost adjustment factor.
SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation Board has adopted the third quarter 2024 Rail
Cost Adjustment Factor and cost index filed by the Association of American Railroads.
DATES: Applicability Date: July 1, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pedro Ramirez, (202) 245-0333. 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. Under 49 U.S.C. 10708, the Surface
Transportation Board (Board) is required 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 third quarter of 2024. The
third quarter 2024 RCAF (Unadjusted) is 0.950. The third quarter 2024 RCAF
(Adjusted) is 0.372. The third quarter 2024 RCAF-5 is 0.353. Additional information is
contained in the Board’s decision, which is available at www.stb.gov.
Decided: June 14, 2024.
By the Board, Board Members Fuchs, Hedlund, Primus, and Schultz.

Kenyatta Clay,

Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2024-13492 Filed: 6/18/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/20/2024]