Research & Articles on Mergers
Research
- The New Railroad Barons: Why the Union Pacific/Norfolk Southern Railroad Merger Must Be Blocked by AELP Erik Peinert and Ashley Nowicki
- Issues of Competition & Monopoly in Railroad Mergers by W.N. Leonard
- Oligopoly Coordination Economic Analysis and the Prophylactic Role of Horizontal Merger Enforcement by Jonathan B.Baker and Joseph Farrell
- How Cartels Use Vertical Restraints? Horizontal and Vertical Working Tandem by Margaret C. Levensten and Valerie Suslow
Articles & Statements
- Beyond BNSF: Coalition Against the UP-NS Merger-Cunningham 2/16/26
- Competitive Operational Risks in the Proposed UP-NS Merger-Cunningham 2/15/26
- The Secret “Schedule 5.8” and the Walk-Away Rights-Cunningham 2/14/26
- Republicans defy Trump and the UP-NS merger
- Industry Spin “The Great Connection”
- 2 big rail unions oppose $85B UP-NS merger 12/17/25
- Engineer and Trackworker Unions oppose merger 12/17/25
- Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
- Brotherhood of Locomotives Engineers and Trainmen
- Brotherhood of Maintenance Way Employees Division
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
- BLET Division 205 Chattanooga
- Transport Workers Union
- Railroad Workers United 8/6/25
- CPKC President 12/2/25
- “Industry trade groups slam proposed rail merger” The Hill 9/16/25
- Trade Associations Letter to STB on Proposed Merger 11/24/25
- “Coalition of rail, environmental advocacy groups asks STB” 11/14/25
- Rail Passenger Association 7/29/25
- Rail freight mega-merger in the US keeps encountering opposition 8/26/25
- NCFO: Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Merger Will Protect Quality Jobs 11/10/25
- SMART-TD and Union Pacific Announce Landmark Agreement Securing Jobs and the Future of Railroading 9/22/25
- Railway carmen, Union Pacific reach job security agreement 11/18/25
- Why a Unified Rail Network Makes Sense 11/24/25
- UP says rail merger could unclog Chicago. Critics worry about costs and traffic tie-ups. 12/1/25