Big moments need experienced players.
With major freight rail decisions ahead, the STB needs Karen Hedlund back in the game.
Summer essentials:
😎 Sunglasses
🧴 SPF 50
💧 Water bottle
🚆 A freight rail network customers can count on
Don't leave home without them.
Summer bucket list:
☑️ Keep manufacturers moving
☑️ Support farmers during harvest
☑️ Strengthen supply chains
☑️ Champion freight rail competition
We'll be checking these off all season.
Big moments need experienced players. With major freight rail decisions ahead, the STB needs Karen Hedlund back in the game.
Healthy growth needs the right conditions. In freight rail, that means competition. The UP–NS merger weakens it—and that’s bad for the businesses that rely on it.
Imagine dandelions on rails—invasive, relentless, and suffocating everything in their path. The UP–NS merger is doing the same to American freight: choking competition and leaving shipments stuck in the weeds. Speak up before supply chains get overrun.
Spring is here and America’s economy is ready to bloom—but the UP–NS merger threatens to choke freight rail competition before it can grow. Shippers need choices, reliable service, and momentum. Speak up now: stop the merger. 🚆🌼 ow.ly/9otv50YH0PB
What gets planted now shapes the future. The UP–NS merger risks putting down roots that choke competition and slow rail service. Businesses, shippers, and supply chains all feel the pinch. Raise your voice — stop this deal before it takes hold. ow.ly/j5i050YH0Or
April showers help gardens grow. Monopoly rail mergers? They leave supply chains drenched in delays, higher costs, and frustrated shippers. Don’t let the UP–NS deal drown rail competition.
What gets planted now shapes the future. The UP–NS merger risks putting down roots that choke competition and slow rail service. Businesses, shippers, and supply chains all feel the pinch. Raise your voice — stop this deal before it takes hold. 🚆
If someone says the UP–NS merger is good for shippers today…check the date. 🤡 #AprilFoolsDay freightrailreform.com/troubl…
The STB is doing some spring cleaning - sweeping out decades old rules so it’s easier for shippers to access #freightrail competition. That’s a great way to make America’s economy bloom!
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Some rules don’t age well. The STB is pulling out the weeds and removing regulatory barriers to #freightrail competition - giving shippers a real shot at reliable service. stb.gov/news-communications/…
The UP–NS merger is under the microscope. Ag leaders made it clear to the STB: shippers, farmers, and supply chains can’t be run over by a bad deal. Any approval must deliver real, measurable benefits. Read the letter ⤵️americanchemistry.com/better…
Reality bites:47 GOP lawmakers told the STB: any UP–NS merger must deliver for manufacturers, farmers, energy producers and consumers. No additional competition – No deal! 🚫.
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Food doesn’t magically appear – it moves by rail. 🚂
@AgRetailers CEO @DarenCoppock warns the UP–NS merger would concentrate market power, raise costs and hurt consumers.
“This would be inflationary.” 📈
@AmChemistry President & CEO @JahnChris warns the UP–NS merger would fuel monopoly power, raise prices and hurt American-made goods.
Reliable rail keeps fuel affordable. ✅ Monopoly power doesn’t. ❌
Rob Benedict, VP of Petrochemicals and Midstream for @AFPMonline, explains why the UP–NS merger could drive up costs for refiners and consumers.
The UP-NS #freightrail merger threatens to choke off competition & boost monopoly power over the nation’s supply chain. More rail-to-rail competition is needed, not less.
freightrailreform.com/resour…
With the UP-NS merger application on its desk, the Surface Transportation Board faces its biggest test yet. The STB must stand up for competition. freightrailreform.com/resour…
