Union Pacific CEO ‘99.99%’ confident rail merger will win approval

CDL & Trucking News · · Source: FreightWaves · By Stuart Chirls · 2 min read at the source

The UP-NS deal would create a rail network with 50,000 miles of track. (Photo: UP)
The UP-NS deal would create a rail network with 50,000 miles of track. (Photo: UP)

Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena expects regulators to approve the $85 billion Norfolk Southern merger, saying it would speed freight service and improve competition with trucking.

Reported by Stuart Chirls for FreightWaves (Railroad), originally published October 7, 2026.

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Topics: Railroad, Merger, Norfolk Southern, railroads, Surface Transportation Board, Union Pacific

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