Rail Customer Coalition Warns Regulators of Potential Impacts of UP-NS Merger

Rail Customer Coalition warns regulators of potential impacts of UP-NS merger

Union Pacific ES44AC No. 7819 and Norfolk Southern Dash 9-40C No. 8767 bring a westbound UP manifest freight through River Forest, Ill., on March 7, 2015. David Lassen WASHINGTON — The Rail Customer Coalition, which represents the manufacturing, agriculture, and energy industries, has told federal regulators that Union Pacific’s proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern will stifle rail competition and drive up costs. “Past rail mergers have show…

Rail Customer Coalition ‘expresses serious concerns’ about Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern merger

September 16, 2025 – Rail Customer Coalition (RCC) Dear [Surface Transportation Board] Chairman Fuchs, Vice Chairman Schultz and Member Hedlund, On behalf of the undersigned members of the Rail Customer Coalition (RCC), which represents manufacturing, agriculture, energy, and other vital industries across the U.S. economy, we write to express our serious concerns and reservations about the proposed merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southe…

Rail merger warning: Higher costs, worse service ahead

A coalition of rail shippers warns regulators that the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger will hurt service and raise costs.