‘Higher rates, less reliable service’: Family farmers oppose rail merger
National Farmers Union cites higher costs, less reliability of past rail mergers.
National Farmers Union cites higher costs, less reliability of past rail mergers.
Union Pacific is the latest railroad to test diesel-alternative power in one of the busiest U.S. rail hubs.
The Surface Transportation Board rejected opponents’ attempts to quickly halt the proposed Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger.
Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena is critical of rival railroads’ plans to request trackage rights over a combined UP-Norfolk Southern system. “The idea to give up tracks of your railroad for no reason at all just goes against the fundamental principle of how … business should work,” Vena told an investor conference. Last week BNSF […]
Norfolk Southern says intermodal’s next growth phase will depend on making rail as simple, predictable and accountable as trucking through stronger terminal performance and a coast-to-coast merger.
Growing delays for rail-bound boxes reflect continuing pressure on intermodal capacity.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern insist their merger application meets regulatory thresholds and urge the STB to proceed with the review.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern turn to former federal anti-trust officials to refute claims by red state Attorneys General opposing their transcontinental rail merger.
Seven GOP Attorneys General are again urging federal regulators to reject the Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern rail merger.
The merger filing of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern still lacks information for proper federal review, say shippers’ trade groups.
The CEO of BNSF says Union Pacific’s latest regulatory filing does nothing to change the anti-competitive aspects of the $85 billion rail merger.
The CEOs of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are confident that their merger application addressing competition concerns provides a compelling case for regulatory approval.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have added new customer assurances to their merger application filing.
A deal by Union Pacific to win over a key competitor for its merger with Norfolk Southern actually undermines its proposal, says BNSF
Union Pacific raised its financial forecast after posting higher profits in the second quarter.
Norfolk Southern posted Q2 earnings that saw operating income rise 5% on revenue that was 11% higher.
Union Pacific posts strong results as rail sector enjoys resurgent volumes in 2026 and regulators review merger with Norfolk Southern.
As the Big Boy steam locomotive thundered into Philadelphia for the USA 250 celebration, the CEOs of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern talked about the proposed merger that could reshape the American supply chain.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern submitted initial responses to the Surface Transportation Board’s request for additional data regarding their proposed transcontinental rail merger.
Rising fuel and trucking costs have caused a rail volume surge, slowing down major U.S. railroads.