UP-NS deal raises red flags for thousands of shippers
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A roundup of this week’s most read articles
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This is Stuart Chirls, staff writer covering railroads for FreightWaves and Trains.com. This week’s Bulletin Orders: More shippers oppose Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern deal … the Surface Transportation Board will have full slate, as investor agrees to buy largest regional operator, Wheeling & Lake Erie … East Coast ports watching, too, since rail is linchpin for billions in container projects … at West Coast ports UP and BNSF claim six of every 10 boxes coming off ships … volume is just four of 10 for CSX and NS at East Coast gateways …
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An association representing several thousand rail shippers is warning a transcontinental merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern will push freight rates higher and lead to unreliable service.
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Intermodal brands will have to reassess links to major roads
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FTAI to pay $1B for Wheeling & Lake Erie, largest independent regional carrier
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Second quarter profit improved despite weaker revenue per car
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Orders for new railcars improved following earlier market uncertainties
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