UP+NS

UP’s Rocker: ‘Here’s the Truth.’ BNSF, CPKC: ‘Baseless Falsehoods’

NEW YORK –– Union Pacific Executive Vice President Marketing and Sales Kenny Rocker recently sent a letter to customers, “Let’s Talk Facts: It Doesn’t Surprise Me the Opposition is Nervous,” accusing certain opponents of the railroad’s proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern—namely, BNSF and CPKC—of threatening retaliation against “customers whose networks span multiple Class I railroads.” BNSF and CPKC said Rocker’s claims are “baseless” and “categorically untrue.”

Merger Voices

ATLANTA –– A Fresh Perspective ~ Railway Track and Structures “From the Dome,” July 2026

Norfolk Southern Shareholders Approve Merger with Union Pacific

ATLANTA –– Norfolk Southern Corporation today announced that its shareholders voted overwhelmingly, with nearly 99% of the shares cast in favor, to approve its previously announced transaction with Union Pacific at the company’s Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Special Meeting”) held earlier today.

CN on UP+NS Merger: ‘Our Customers’ Voices Must Be Heard’

Joining BNSF and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) in expressing their concerns about the proposed Union Pacific (UP)-MONTREAL –– Norfolk Southern (NS) merger, CN recently launched a page on its website encouraging its customers to speak up and file a Notice of Intent to Participate with the Surface Transportation Board (STB).

American Chemistry Council Concerned About UP+NS

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– As expected, shipper concern about the announcement of the proposed UP+NS merger this morning has already begun. The American Chemistry Council (ACC) released a statement this afternoon.