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(15 articles)Farmers Oppose UP-NS Merger Over Rail Rate & Service Concerns
The National Farmers Union has formally opposed the proposed merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern before the Surface Transportation Board, arguing that further rail consolidation would ex
UP Rejects Rival Railroads' Trackage Rights Demands
Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena has publicly criticized rival railroads' plans to seek trackage rights over a combined UP-Norfolk Southern system should the $85 billion merger gain regulatory approval. BNS
Three Major Railroads Challenge UP-NS Merger with Trackage Rights Claims
The proposed $85 billion merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern faces significant competitive opposition from three major Class I railroads, BNSF, CPKC, and CSX, who have filed regulatory r
STB Extends UP-NS Merger Comment Deadline to September 30
The Surface Transportation Board has extended the public comment deadline for the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger to September 30, dramatically expanding stakeholder participation to approximate
STB Extends UP-NS Merger Review Deadline to September 30
The Surface Transportation Board has extended the participation deadline for the proposed Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger from September 4 to September 30, 2024. This extension was granted follo
UP-NS Merger Advances: STB Clears Path for Full Review
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have successfully advanced their proposed merger through the Surface Transportation Board's preliminary threshold review, clearing the pathway for a full regulatory
Shippers Oppose UP-NS Merger Before STB: What's at Stake
Shipper advocacy groups have formally urged the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to reject a proposed merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, two of North America's largest Class I railro
UP-NS Rail Merger Faces Critical Regulatory Hurdle as Shippers Protest
The proposed Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern merger to create the first coast-to-coast railroad faces mounting regulatory and stakeholder opposition, with a broad coalition of industrial shippers f
UP-NS Merger Faces STB Transparency Demands Amid Integration
The proposed merger between Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS), two of North America's largest Class I railroads, is advancing despite heightened regulatory scrutiny from the Surface Transpo
BNSF Warns UP-NS Merger Will Raise Rates Despite New Proposals
BNSF has intensified its opposition to the proposed Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger, dismissing the carriers' latest supplemental filing to regulators as insufficient to address fundamental anti
UP-NS Merger: Latest STB Filing Expands Competition Safeguards
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are advancing their proposed merger through the regulatory approval process by substantially expanding competitive safeguards in a 412-page supplemental filing to th
UP-NS Merger: New Customer Protections as STB Review Advances
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have submitted supplemental filings to the Surface Transportation Board containing four new customer protection commitments designed to address regulatory concerns a
UP-NS Rail Merger: CEOs Discuss Regulatory Path & Economic Impact
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern's proposed merger represents one of the most significant consolidation moves in U.S. rail freight, with potential to reshape how goods flow across the country. The C
UP-NS $85B Rail Merger Faces STB Decision by Late July
The proposed $85 billion merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern reaches a pivotal regulatory moment on July 27, when both carriers must submit critical filings to the Surface Transportation
UP, NS Submit Merger Data as $85B Railroad Deal Advances
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have submitted the first tranche of regulatory documentation to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) for their proposed $85 billion merger, advancing a deal that w