More Than 500 Customers Back Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Combination as a Catalyst for American Growth

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    "title": "More Than 500 Customers Back Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Combination as a Catalyst for American Growth",
    "excerpt": "Shippers Across U.S. Industries Cite Expanded Market Access, Stronger Supply Chains and New Growth Opportunities as the Combination's Key Benefits OMAHA, Neb. and ATLANTA , Sept. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 500 customers representing nearly every segment of the American freight economy have publicly supported the proposed Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP ) and Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC ) combination, with support continuing to grow through recent Surface Transportation Board (STB) filings. Twenty-three new shippers from industries including agriculture, energy, fertilizer, forest products, food and automotive cited the benefits of a single, integrated coast-to-coast rail network, including expanded market access, stronger supply chains, improved reliability and new opportunities for growth. Recent filings included more than 150 new letters from customers, first responder organizations, community leaders and elected officials . Combined with the more than 2,000 statements submitted with the railroads' amended application, the filings underscore the broad and growing coalition supporting the proposed transaction. \"Customers are evaluating this transaction through the lens of what matters most to their businesses: service, reliability and growth. The broad support we're seeing reflects a shared belief that a seamless transcontinental network will create meaningful value for...",
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    "article_sentence": "More than 500 customers representing nearly every segment of the American freight economy have publicly supported the proposed Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP ) and Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC ) combination, with support continuing to grow through recent Surface Transportation Board (STB) filings.",
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