Expanded railroad merger filing leverages traffic data to bolster credibility
By Ilana Kowarski ( April 30, 2026, 21:38 GMT | Insight) -- Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern contend that their updated merger application to the US Surface Transportation Board has “unprecedented data quality” because their economic forecasts rely on wholly genuine traffic statistics from all six Class I railroads, as opposed to sample figures provided by the STB.Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern contended that their updated merger application to the US Surface Transportation Board has “unprecedented data quality” because their economic forecasts rely on wholly genuine traffic statistics from all six Class I railroads, as opposed to sample figures provided by the STB....
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