Op-ed: The fix is in on the Norfolk Southern-Union Pacific merger – and the feds know it

Op-ed: The fix is in on the Norfolk Southern-Union Pacific merger – and the feds know it

Some will say that the government shutdown will hinder the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) ability to analyze the competitive impact of the proposed UP/NS merger. The fact of the matter is it does not matter because the STB was effectively neutered the moment President Trump fired the STB member he thought would oppose the merger.  […]