08.08.25
Date: Friday, August 8, 2025
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. ET
Location: Virtual
Contact: Stacy Weiner, 202.263.4184, Stacy.Weiner@ThompsonHine.com
On July 30, 2025, Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS) filed a “Notice of Intent” with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) for UP to purchase NS to create the first transcontinental railroad in designed to inform and guide interested shippers throughout the merger process.
Thompson Hine's Transportation team will address the following topics:
- An overview of the STB’s merger review process
- Key milestones and timing considerations
- Legal standards the STB applies in evaluating transactions
- How stakeholders can effectively participate in STB proceedings