(Source: Trains.com, September 22, 2026)
When the Surface Transportation Board shot down requests to summarily dismiss the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger application on September 18, the board’s newest member also fired a warning shot across the railroads’ bow. Richard Kloster, a Trump administration appointee sworn in on June 5, said the merger application is shallow, lacks detail on how UP will address competition concerns, and offers no meaningful concessions.
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