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UP and NS say their merger will take 2 million trucks off the highway annually

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern say their proposed transcontinental merger will take more than 2 million trucks off the ...
Commercial Carrier Journal

Rail merger targets 2 million truckloads of freight annually

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern merger aims to reduce highway congestion and repair costs by revolutionizing rail freight.
The Hill

Norfolk Southern giving Amtrak trains ‘highest priority’ over freight trains: DOJ

The Justice Department (DOJ) on Tuesday unveiled a new settlement between the Trump administration and Norfolk Southern after the railway company allegedly prioritized its freight trains over Amtrak ...
FreightWaves

‘Application day’ nears for UP-NS rail merger

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern will file their formal merger application Friday with the Surface Transportation Board, ...
Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Will Chicago see fewer freight trains after the megamerger of Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific?

As fans of “The Gilded Age” know, great fortunes were made by building railroads across the width of the USA. Chicago, of course, was the epicenter of all that. Celebrities going from New York to ...
Reuters

Norfolk Southern to give Amtrak trains priority over freight, US Justice Dept says

WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday that Norfolk Southern (NSC.N), opens new tab has agreed to give all Amtrak passenger trains the "highest priority" over ...
Railway Age

NS Partners to Support Passenger Rail

In addition to moving freight, Norfolk Southern (NS) has also “played an industry-leading role” in hosting new and existing passenger services, working with passenger rail partners to find solutions ...