Rule/Notice/NOFO: Proposed Merger of Union Pacific Corporation and Norfolk Southern Corporation
Federal Register/Notice: stb.gov
Description: The Surface Transportation Board (Board) invites public comments on a proposed procedural schedule for this proceeding. On July 30, 2025, Union Pacific Corporation (UPC) and Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) (collectively, Union Pacific) and Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) and Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS) (collectively, Norfolk Southern) (Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern collectively, Applicants) filed a notice of intent to file an application seeking authority for the acquisition of control by UPC, through its wholly owned subsidiary Ruby Merger Sub 1 Corporation, of NSC and, through it, NS, and for the resulting common control by UPC of UP and NS. Applicants state that they intend to file their application on or before January 29, 2026.
APTA Staff Advisor: Taria Barron, tbarron@apta.com; Art Guzetti, aguzetti@apta.com; Jennelise Hafen; jhafen@apta.com; and Bryan Sooter, bsooter@apta.com
