Sen. Younger: Railroad Merger Is Bad for Mississippi and Bad for America

Sen. Younger: Railroad merger is bad for Mississippi and bad for America

A Norfolk Southern intermodal freight train runs through Homestead, Pa., Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Regulators should approve the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger

It may not be big news in Montana, but the proposed merger of two railroads, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, is a major deal for our nation. And Montanans could reap the benefits.

Regulators should OK the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger

It may not be big news in Montana, but the proposed merger of two railroads, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, is a major deal for our nation. And Montanans could reap the benefits.

President Wallace's State of the Union Message: BLET vows to fight UP-NS merger every step of the way - Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

BLET National President Mark Wallace, in his state of the union address at the union’s Eastern Regional Meeting last week in Chicago, called the proposed merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern “one of the greatest threats facing our members today.” Addressing the more than 400 members in attendance at an August 25 general session, Wallace reported that BLET and the Teamsters Rail Conference are leading the fight to stop the merger because …