Rail customers urge regulators to block Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern deal
Freight groups warn the $250bn megamerger could raise prices and cut services
Freight groups warn the $250bn megamerger could raise prices and cut services

Deal between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would create first transcontinental operator in 200-year history of US rail

Combined operator would be the first to carry cargo from the west coast to the eastern seaboard on its own tracks

South Western’s return to state ownership fails to provide quick fix as operator grapples with long-running issues

MEPs from most parties in the bloc’s assembly call for revisions to agreement

Rail operators take emergency measures to allow repair works on affected tracks

Tariff relief for cars, steel and aluminium yet to be agreed