Bird Joins GOP Attorneys General Urging Review of Railroad Merger

Bird joins GOP attorneys general urging review of railroad merger

Eight other Republican attorneys general urge federal regulators to closely scrutinize a proposed merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, warning it could weaken competition and raise shipping costs for farmers and manufacturers.

Iowa Attorney General seeks review of Union Pacific merger proposal

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is seeking a review of a proposed merger between Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Railroad.

Federal board urged to look closely at proposed merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Railroad

Sugarbeet cooperatives American Crystal Sugar Co. and Minn-Dak Farmers Co-op are among members of the agricultural industry that are endorsing an effort by Sens. John Hoeven and Amy Klobuchar to take a close look at a proposed rail merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Railroads. Hoeven, R-N.D. and Klobuchar, D-Minn., sent a letter in late October to the Surface Transportation Board asking members to scrutinize the proposed merger an…