Regulators set schedule for review of UP-NS merger
The Surface Transportation Board resumed its review of the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger after lifting a prior delay. The post Regulators set schedule for review of UP-NS merger appeared first on FreightWaves .
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has established a timeline for assessing the revised merger application between Union Pacific (UNP) and Norfolk Southern (NS). This decision lifts the previous hold placed on the review in May but does not evaluate the deal's merits or any comments submitted since July 27. The new review schedule pushes a final decision on the $85 billion merger into the second half of 2027.
The board requested that the companies resubmit certain workpapers with unfiltered data and indicated that other motions will be addressed in a future decision. Public comments on the merger remain welcome. The final briefs for the merger are due by May 28, 2027, with the close of record to be determined and the final decision to follow within 90 days, assuming a final environmental review is completed by then.
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