Rail Market Update - Week ending May 29, 2025

About this episode

Joseph Towers provides an update on the rail market, including merger application news and weekly rail traffic.

In this episode of FTR’s Rail Market Update, host Joseph Towers covers: STB accepts revised UPNS merger application as “Complete”.Procedural merger timeline delayed until certain deficiencies are remedied by Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern.Update on weekly rail traffic The Rail Market Update is hosted by FTR’s Senior Analyst, Rail, Joseph Towers. As this information is presented, you are welcome to follow along and look at the graphs and indicators yourself by downloading ...

People in this episode

Host: Joseph Towers

Topics covered

• rail market update
• merger application
• rail traffic
• Union Pacific
• Norfolk Southern

Keywords

• rail market
• merger
• Union Pacific
• Norfolk Southern
• rail traffic
• STB
• Joseph Towers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern, STB

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