The Rail Customer Coalition represents manufacturing, agricultural & energy producers across America in support of reliable and affordable freight rail service.
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. 🚆🌼 https://t.co/54ZEbmStI9
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. https://t.co/y5XyPrQ2A6
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. 🚆
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. https://t.co/tvmQPDdbdT
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 ⤵️https://t.co/aBSiJW22bU
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.
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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. https://t.co/QnCXaSyb69
Protect rural America from monopolies! 🧑🌾🛡️
The STB must put the brakes on the UP–NS rail merger to protect farmers and consumers.
Read more: https://t.co/aEVwe08JHZ
Former House Ag Chair Mike Conaway (@ConawayTX11) to @NEWSMAX: UP-NS #freightrail merger would reduce competition, and raise costs for farmers and rural America. Regulators must protect consumers and the U.S. economy. https://t.co/aEVwe08bSr
Nine GOP Attorneys General make a strong case for why you should be worried about the UP-NS #freightrail merger: Higher prices, lower reliability & less innovation – leaving American mfgs & consumers to pay the price. https://t.co/N7YINPAIaA