Union Pacific (UNP) is Winning the Railroad Race. Can Norfolk Southern (NSC) Catch Up through the Merger?

On July 27, Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) and Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC) enhanced their joint merger application with expanded customer protections sent to the Surface Transportation Board (STB). Seeking to create the first single-line transcontinental network, the rails offered terms going beyond prior Class I combinations. They proposed doubling Committed Gateway Pricing eligibility to preserve […]