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Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern add customer protections to merger plan

First publishedJul 27, 21:04 UTC
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& ATLANTA - Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) and Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) submitted enhanced customer protections to the Surface Transportation Board on Monday as part of their pending merger application. The railroads expanded their Committed Gateway Pricing program to double eligible shipments and extended benefits to bulk unit train shippers, according to a press release statement.

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& ATLANTA - Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) and Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) submitted enhanced customer protections to the Surface Transportation Board on Monday as part of their pending merger application. The railroads expanded their Committed Gateway Pricing program to double eligible shipments and extended benefits to bulk unit train shippers, according to a press release statement. The companies described the expansion as equivalent to thousands of haulage agreements in a single commitment. The filing includes commitments to preserve Class I rail options for shippers that would see their choices reduced from three carriers to two, as well as those going from two to one, where legally permissible.

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& ATLANTA - Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) and Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) submitted enhanced customer protections to the Surface Transportation Board on Monday as part of their pending merger application. The railroads expanded their Committed Gateway Pricing program to double eligible shipments and extended benefits to bulk unit train shippers, according to a press release statement.
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