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Merger Shipper Protections

UNION PACIFIC CORP · 2026-09-10 · Importance 34 · Surprise 42

Union Pacific is promoting its proposed merger with Norfolk Southern at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas. The campaign uses advertisements featuring a farmer who supports the merger based on potentially cheaper and faster shipping. Union Pacific is also emphasizing labor-union support to build political and public backing. The transaction would create the nation’s first coast-to-coast freight network.