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Union Pacific Outlines Proposed Norfolk Southern Merger at Shipper Meeting

January 15, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific Corp. said it met with customers at the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers’ winter meeting to discuss the proposed merger with Norfolk Southern and respond to criticism of the transaction.

CN Files Motion to Force Disclosure in UP-NS Merger Review

January 13, 2026 Railfanning.org News Wire

CN has filed a motion with the Surface Transportation Board to compel additional information in relation to the proposed merger agreement between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern.

Coal and Power Groups Back UP-Norfolk Southern Merger

January 9, 2026 The Center Square

Several major coal producers and power industry groups are urging federal regulators to approve the proposed Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger.

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CN: Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern Merger Filing Fails to Show How it Would ‘Enhance Competition’

December 20, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

CN said the application that Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern filed with the STB on Friday “fails to demonstrate that the merger would enhance competition or generate significant public benefits that would require a merger.”

BNSF Unimpressed With Initial Review of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern STB filing

December 20, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

BNSF President & CEO Katie Farmer said that while the company is reviewing the STB filing submitted by Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern on Friday, it will have more to say.

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern File STB Merger Application

December 19, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific Corporation and Norfolk Southern Corporation today filed an application with the Surface Transportation Board requesting approval to combine the two railroads.

Union Pacific Railroad Plans to Develop the Mainline Texas Industrial Park

December 19, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific Railroad has announced plans to develop the Mainline Texas Industrial Park, a master-planned, 2,000-acre industrial development just outside Houston.

Union Pacific Appoints W. Anthony Will to Board of Directors

December 13, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific Corporation appointed W. Anthony “Tony” Will to its Board of Directors, effective Jan. 6, 2026.

BNSF Files Petition Requesting STB to Enforce, Review Union Pacific-Southern Pacific Merger Conditions

December 2, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

BNSF Railway has filed a petition with the Surface Transportation Board, requesting the immediate review and enforcement of conditions imposed during the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific merger nearly 30 years ago.

International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Union Pacific Reach Agreement to Protect Jobs

November 25, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Union Pacific Railroad reached an agreement that guarantees job security for union employees after Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern merge to build America’s first coast-to-coast railroad.

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