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Regulatory Approval Milestones

UNION PACIFIC CORP · 2026-09-22 · Importance 23 · Surprise 60

The Surface Transportation Board unanimously denied opponents’ requests to dismiss Union Pacific’s revised merger application with Norfolk Southern, allowing the regulatory review to continue. The proposed combination is intended to eliminate railroad interchanges and create a transcontinental network, while proponents project it could remove more than 2 million truckloads from highways. SMART-MD separately entered a jobs-for-life agreement supporting the transaction, which is expected to potentially close in the second half of 2027 if approved.

Key facts

• The company's merger application with Norfolk Southern is still under regulatory review by the Surface Transportation Board, which denied requests to dismiss the application. source
• Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) stock rose 0.61 percent to USD 272.10 on September 22, 2026, closing on the NYSE. source