UP-NS

UP-NS is the proposed merger between Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS), two major Class I railroad companies in the United States.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news because the merger is undergoing a formal regulatory review by the Surface Transportation Board (STB), which has received significant opposition and requests for conditions from lawmakers and other railroads.

Latest on UP-NS

• Major chemical producer backs UP-NS merger
• Regulators turn down requests for summary denial of UP-NS merger
• BNSF, CPKC, and CSX to request broad access to a combined UP-NS network
• 102 Dems to STB: Put labor first in UP-NS rail merger review
• Regulators set schedule for review of UP-NS merger
• Battle of the briefs: UP-NS fires back at AGs anti-merger letter

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