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The wall around the UP-NS merger keeps getting higher

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Key takeaway: Seven Republican attorneys general have joined the growing coalition urging the STB to kill America’s first proposed transcontinental railroad, citing a competition remedy that would cover less than 1% of rail traffic. The proposed multi-billion combination of Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS), already the most scrutinized merger in American transportation history, faced its most politically inconvenient week yet. Seven Republican state attorneys general (AG) filed a letter ... The post The wall around the UP-NS merger keeps getting higher appeared first on The Loadstar .

First report: Mega rail deal under fire: 7 State AGs warn UP-NS merger could drive up shipping costs — freightwaves.com, 1d