Subject: Rails consolidation
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There has been speculation this year that a pair of Class I railroads would seek to file a merger application with the Surface Transportation Board. If so, it would be the first merger judged under the STB’s stringent 2001 merger rules, which require a rail combination to enhance competition and be in the public interest. Merger applicants also must consider the downstream impacts of their combination – such as how it might prompt other mergers.