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Market Analysis and Operating Plans: The Hidden Thesis Behind the UP-NS Merger—and Why BNSF and CSX Are Suddenly Vulnerable

Yesterday, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern dumped 6,692 pages onto the Surface Transportation Board's desk. The merger application is about creating "America's first transcontinental railroad"

Published December 20, 2025 in The FreightFA Brief, FreightFA's freight market newsletter.

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