CN Statement on UP-NS STB Filing
CN (CNI) responded to the application filed by Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern on Dec. 19, 2025, saying the filing "fails to demonstrate" that the proposed merger would enhance competition or provide significant public benefits.
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Rhea-AI Summary
CN (CNI) responded to the application filed by Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern on Dec. 19, 2025, saying the filing "fails to demonstrate" that the proposed merger would enhance competition or provide significant public benefits.
CN said the application "falls well below" both the 2001 and the old Surface Transportation Board (STB) merger rules and warned the combination would reduce rail transportation options while creating a single entity that would control more than 40% of the US freight rail market. CN said it will be actively participating in the STB process and encouraged stakeholder participation to help preserve competition.
Positive
- CN will actively participate in the STB review process
- Company urged stakeholder participation to defend competition
Negative
- Proposed merger would control more than 40% of US freight rail market
- CN asserts the filing "fails to demonstrate" public benefits or competition enhancement
- Filing reportedly falls below the 2001 and old STB merger rules
Key Figures
- Post‑merger market share
- more than 40%
- Share of US freight rail market for proposed UP‑NS combined entity
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Key Terms
Surface Transportation Board regulatory
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MONTREAL, Dec. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The application filed this morning by Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern fails to demonstrate that the merger would enhance competition or generate significant public benefits that would require a merger. It falls well below both the 2001 and old merger rules set out by the Surface Transportation Board (STB).
Protecting competition is not optional, it is essential to keep costs down and the economy sound. The fact is that this merger would reduce rail transportation options for customers while creating a single entity that controls more than
CN will be actively participating in the STB process and encourages all stakeholders to participate to ensure all voices are heard and that competition is enhanced.
About CN
CN powers the economy by safely transporting more than 300 million tons of natural resources, manufactured products, and finished goods throughout North America every year for its customers. With its nearly 20,000-mile rail network and related transportation services, CN connects Canada’s Eastern and Western coasts with the U.S. Midwest and the U.S. Gulf Coast, contributing to sustainable trade and the prosperity of the communities in which it operates since 1919.
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