On February 15, 2022, the Surface Transportation Board (Board) commenced the initial phase of the public hearing regarding the March 16, 2021 application by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) for an order allowing additional train operations over CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) and Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) lines along the Gulf Coast. See Application of the Nat’l Passenger R.R. Corp. Under 49 U.S.C. § 24308(E)—CSX Transp., Inc. & Norfolk S. Ry. Co., FD 36496 (STB served Feb. 11, 2022). The second phase, an evidentiary hearing, commenced on April 4, 2022. See Application of the Nat’l Passenger R.R. Corp. Under 49 U.S.C. § 24308(E)—CSX Transp., Inc. & Norfolk S. Ry. Co., FD 36496 (STB served Mar. 23, 2022).