Release of Waybill Data

The Surface Transportation Board has received a request from University College London, United Kingdom, (WB26-48-09/09/26) for permission to use select data from the Board's 2000 to 2025 inclusive, unmasked Carload Waybill Samples for railroad shipments of corn, soybeans, and wheat; all other commodities masked revenues and information to construct measures of rail-network utilization and congestion as explained in the request. A copy of this request may be obtained from the Board's website under docket no. WB26-48.

The waybill sample contains confidential railroad and shipper data; therefore, if any parties object to these requests, they should file their objections with the Director of the Board's Office of Economics within 14 calendar days of the date of this notice. The rules for release of waybill data are codified at 49 CFR 1244.9.

Any inquiries on this request should be directed to waybill@stb.gov.