RPA says passengers, shippers right to be skeptical of Union Pacific-Norfolk Union deal
( July 29, 2025, 15:30 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Rail Passengers Association said passengers and shippers have good reason to treat Union Pacific's $85 billion proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern with skepticism. Both railroads are involved in oversight cases before the federal government for violating the legal rights of Amtrak passengers - Union Pacific before the STB and Norfolk Southern in US District Court after the US Department of Justice fled a lawsuit. "The onus is on these companies to prove that this merger won’t simply exacerbate these problems - and we believe that is a very high bar to clear."Statement follows below:...
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