Union Pacific CEO's speech scrutinized by US rail board
By Ilana Kowarski ( November 12, 2026, 23:28 GMT | Comment) -- A video of Union Pacific Railroad CEO Jim Vena discussing his ability to hike rates for shippers who oppose the company’s acquisition of Norfolk Southern Railway is unlikely to fade into the background of the US Surface Transportation Board’s analysis of the transaction, two former chairmen of the agency told MLex.A video of Union Pacific Railroad CEO Jim Vena discussing his ability to hike rates for shippers who oppose the company’s acquisition of Norfolk Southern Railway is unlikely to fade into the background of the US Surface Transportation Board’s analysis of the transaction, two former chairmen of the agency told MLex....
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