Historic Rail Merger Application Filed

Rail Mega-Merger Raises Concerns for BNSF

A proposed merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern — a deal that would create the nation’s first coast-to-coast freight railroad — is drawing sharp scrutiny from competitors, shippers, labor unions and industry groups, including BNSF Railway, whose Southern Transcontinental line runs directly through Wellington. If approved by the U.S.

Historic Rail Merger Application Filed

(NAFB.com) – Two railroad companies submitted a comprehensive application to the Surface Transportation Board requesting approval to combine two major freight railroads into what would be the first transcontinental railroad in America. Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern filed the request late last week, representing what could be a landmark development in the U.S. They’re proposing to create a unified rail network across the nation from coast to…