Surface Transportation Board

Rival railroad CEO says the STB’s rejection of the initial UP-NS merger application shows the $85 billion deal is not a certainty.

Union Pacific delayed its revised merger application with Norfolk Southern after regulators clarified data formatting requirements, its CEO said.

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern set a new date to file their revised merger application with regulators.

A coalition of GOP Attorney Generals have asked the Department of Justice to review the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger.

Union Pacific has again asked federal regulators to investigate Canadian Pacific Kansas City over its handling of intermodal trains on a key southern route.

Dozens of Senators and Representatives have urged a careful review by federal regulators of the proposed merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern.

Union Pacific plans to file a revised merger application for its consolidation with Norfolk Southern.

The Surface Transportation Board rejected as incomplete the merger application by Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern to create the first transcontinental railroad.  

Union Pacific’s chief executive fired back at rivals who oppose the merger to create the first transcontinental railroad.

BNSF Railway and Canadian National tell U.S. regulators that Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are withholding crucial documents needed to properly evaluate their proposed transcontinental merger.

The Surface Transportation Board proposed changes to make it easier for shippers to get freight services from a railroad that doesn’t directly serve their locations.

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern urged federal regulators to reject what they claim are efforts by rival railroads to delay the merger process.

Skepticism over claimed benefits marked reactions to the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger filing.

The Surface Transportation Board is asking comments on the completeness of the 7,000-page merger application from Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern.

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern will file their formal merger application Friday with the Surface Transportation Board, detailing historic plans for the first transcontinental railroad. 

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern win the backing of Congressmen from Deep South states where they operate for their controversial transcontinental rail merger.

Union Pacific has set a specific date to submit its application to federal regulators for its merger with Norfolk Southern.

The railroads had expected to file their formal merger application with the Surface Transportation Board this week.

U.S. ports urge strict evaluation by Surface Transportation Board of proposed transcontinental rail merger, cautioning on impact to the supply chain and economy.

Federal regulators approved the sale of regional line Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway to Fortress Investment Group.