Regulators Set Schedule for Review of UP-Norfolk Southern Merger
Surface Transportation Board lifts the May hold on Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern’s revised merger filing and issues a procedural review schedule. The Board orders resubmission of certain workpapers with unfiltered data, rules on a pending procedural request, and sets final briefs due May 28, 2027. A decision will come after the record close once the environmental review is completed; parties of record must indicate by Sept. 4.