The $85 billion proposed merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would create the nation’s first transcontinental railroad. Workers, shippers, and even business rivals are against it.
Surface Transportation Board
Posted inLaw and Justice
Supreme Court: Agency Deference Is Good Now
Less than a year after ending the latitude federal agencies were previously given by courts to implement laws, the Court’s conservatives brought it back for infrastructure approvals.
Posted inTransportation
A Potential End to Monopolizing the Rails
The nation’s rail regulator proposes that shippers receiving poor service can get a competitor to carry their goods.
Posted inTransportation
Railroad Companies May Have Merged Before Railroad Merger Announced
According to a whistleblower complaint, Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern held talks and shared sensitive information prior to their merger approval. That would be illegal.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
After East Palestine, ‘Bomb Trains’?
A proposed merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern would facilitate shipments of tar sands oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.