BNSF Railway Files Petition Requesting STB to Enforce, Review Union Pacific/Southern Pacific Merger Conditions From Three Decades Ago

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BNSF Railway today announced the Class I railroad has filed a petition with the Surface Transportation Board (STB), requesting the immediate review and enforcement of conditions imposed during the Union Pacific (UP) and Southern Pacific (SP) merger nearly 30 years ago. The petition seeks to address UP’s longstanding pattern of obstructive conduct, which has eroded competition and harmed customers. Since the UP/SP merger of 1996, the UP has repeatedly resisted