More Than 500 Customers Back Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Combination as a Catalyst for American Growth
More than 500 customers spanning agriculture, energy, food, forest products and automotive sectors have publicly backed the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern combination, with support continuing to build through recent Surface Transportation Board filings. The latest STB filings added more than 150 new customer letters and 23 new shippers, joining over 2,000 statements submitted with the railroads' amended application. The companies argue the merger would create America's first seamless coast-to-coast freight rail network, generating roughly $3.5 billion in annual savings and shifting an estimated 2.1 million truckloads from highway to rail each year.
Key figures
- Expected close
- third or fourth quarter of 2027
- New stb letters
- more than 150
- Annual savings usd
- $3.5 billion
- New shippers cited
- 23
- Supporting customers
- more than 500
- Statements with amended application
- more than 2,000
- Truckloads shifted to rail annually
- 2.1 million
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