Two of the nation’s largest railroad companies — CSX and BNSF — have filed suit against the state of Tennessee in federal court claiming they are being forced to pay millions of dollars in taxes on diesel fuel that their highway- and water-based cargo-hauling competitors don’t have to pay.
Both railroads, in separate suits filed by the same law firm in U.S. District Court in Nashville on Tuesday, contend that the state’s 7 percent sales and use tax “on diesel fuel purchased and used for rail transportation purposes is discriminatory and unlawful” under the federal Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976.
Read the complete story at The Tennessean.
Related News
- Help Local 427 Compete to “Fill the Sleigh” With Donated Bikes
- Veteran Benefits Enhancement Act Protects Railroaders Who Served
- Brother loses leg to on-the-job injury, Needs Our Help
- Honoring Our Members Who Have Served: A Veterans Day Message from President Ferguson
- 2025 Houston Solidarity Rally: barbecue, brotherhood, and building power
- SMART-TD’s Chris Smith Wins City Council Seat in Tama, Iowa
- NTSB Issues Two Rail Safety Alerts
- Railroader Healthcare Costs Remain Stable While National Averages Soar
- Call to Action in Mass.: Transit Safety Legislation Up for Final Vote
- New Jersey’s “Vote Labor” Push led by SMART-TD’s Ron Sabol