STB gives thousands more stakeholders a seat at UP-NS merger table

Useful recap: the regulator has pushed back its participation deadline to September 30, just as seven state attorneys general filed to block the benchmark deal.  An estimated 12,000 local governments now have nearly four extra weeks to decide whether they want a formal voice in the biggest freight railroad deal in American history. On August 31, the Surface Transportation Board’s chief counsel, An Read full article →