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Surface Transportation Board

independent agency of the United States federal government
Thing Independent Agency of the United States Government Q2368496

Facts

8 properties
Instance of
independent agency of the United States government
Inception
1996[6]
Headquarters location
Washington, D.C.[4]
Country
United States[2]
Follows
Interstate Commerce Commission[3]
Official website
www.stb.dot.gov, www.stb.gov[7][8]
Foundational text
Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act[5]
Replaces
Interstate Commerce Commission[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Surface Transportation Board ar مجلس النقل السطحي hi surface transport ja 陸上交通委員会 ja 陸上運輸委員会 ja アメリカ合衆国陸上運輸委員会 ja アメリカ陸上運輸委員会 zh 地上交通运输委员会 zh 地上交通運輸委員會 zh 地表運輸委員會 zh 美国地上交通运输委员会 zh 表層運輸委員會
🔖 Identifiers · 8
ISNI
0000000106948722
VIAF cluster ID
140464670
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no96011022
Described at URL
www.federalregister.gov
Freebase ID
/m/03tytm
J9U entity ID
987010649478105171
Ringgold ID
17287
Yale LUX ID
group/ac2af4c8-cef0-4904-ad98-488de76b0e25

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🔗 Connections
Country 1
United States
Follows 1
Interstate Commerce Commission
Headquarters location 1
Washington, D.C.
Instance of 1
independent agency of the United States government
Preceded by (successor) 1
Interstate Commerce Commission
Replaces 1
Interstate Commerce Commission
← Standards body 1
Railroad classes (United States)
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Summary

Surface Transportation Board is an independent agency of the United States government[1].

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United States

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  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Headquarters location → Washington, D.C.
    Official website → https://www.stb.dot.gov, https://www.stb.gov/
    Instance of → independent agency of the United States government
    Foundational text → Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed [ur] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims"
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