Lawsuit accuses Union Pacific, Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad of anticompetition violations
The lawsuit says the railroads imposed fees above $500 per car and altered lease terms to steer grain away from a shorter westbound route.
- Weskan Grain and farmers in western Kansas and eastern Colorado sued Union Pacific and Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad on Tuesday, alleging the carriers engaged in anticompetitive pricing to stifle grain transport competition.
- Colorado Pacific Railroad rehabilitated the 122-mile Towner Line to provide a direct westbound route, challenging the market dominance held by Union Pacific and Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad.
- Plaintiffs allege the railroads amended lease agreements to impose interchange fees exceeding $500 per car on the Towner Line, forcing farmers to use longer, costlier shipping routes.
- The Surface Transportation Board is reviewing whether the railroads improperly amended their lease without federal approval, as attorneys Tom Ajamie and Courtney Scobie pursue the litigation.
- Union Pacific denies the allegations and will present evidence to the board, while spokesperson Jill Micek called the lawsuit's accusations "untrue.
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Lawsuit accuses Union Pacific, Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad of anticompetition violations
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