May 29, 2026 | News, NS, STB, Top News, UP
The U.S. Surface Transportation Board on Thursday announced that it has paused the review of the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger application — again. “Several aspects of the revised application… are unclear or underdeveloped and require supplementation... May 28, 2026 | News, NS, STB, Top News, UP
The Surface Transportation Board today accepted the Union Pacific (UP)–Norfolk Southern (NS) merger application but delayed the review process to collect vital information that is still missing from the railroads’ revised application. The STB has put a hold on the... January 26, 2026 | News, NS, STB, Top News, UP
In a unanimous decision announced on January 16, the Surface Transportation Board rejected the merger application filed by Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern as “incomplete.” The STB said the merger application does not contain certain information required by the... December 11, 2025 | News, NTSB, STB
Congress returned from a holiday recess last week. Prior to Thanksgiving, the Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing to consider three nominees to positions at federal agencies that have oversight of the rail industry. Richard Kloster was nominated to be a member of... November 14, 2025 | Headlines, NS, STB, UP
(Source: Associated Press, November 14, 2025) Shareholders of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern backed the railroads’ proposed $85 billion merger to create the nation’s first coast-to-coast rail network.Roughly 99% of both railroads’ shareholders voted to support the... October 9, 2025 | FRA, Furloughs, News, Railroad Retirement, STB, Top News
A Federal government shutdown began on October 1 after the U.S. Senate failed to pass a proposal to keep government programs and services running. As of publication, it is not clear how long this shutdown will last and no progress has been made toward a deal that... September 11, 2025 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Freight Waves, September 11, 2025) President Trump has nominated railroad industry consultant Richard Kloster for an initial five-year term as a member of the Surface Transportation Board, and re-nominated current member Michelle Schultz, FreightWaves has... September 10, 2025 | News, STB, Top News
Surface Transportation Board member Robert E. Primus said on his LinkedIn profile that he received an email from the White House terminating his position on August 28. The move comes a few months before the STB is expected to receive the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern... August 28, 2025 | Headlines, STB
(Source: Trains.com, August 28, 2025) President Donald J. Trump yesterday fired Surface Transportation Board member Robert E. Primus, breaking a 2-2 partisan split at the rail regulator while leaving it two members short of full strength just months before it is... June 12, 2025 | CP-KCS Merger, CPKC, Headlines, STB
(Source: Trains.com, June 10, 2025) The Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger has gone smoothly over the past two years — until a long-planned computer system cutover last month in former Kansas City Southern territory in the U.S. CPKC Chief Operating Officer... 