Opinion: UP-NS merger would hurt industries White House aims to promote

Opinion: UP-NS merger would hurt industries White House aims to promote

By | September 22, 2025

Matthew K. Rose, who retired as BNSF Railway’s executive chairman in 2019, says the UP-NS merger would be a train wreck for President Donald Trump’s reindustrialization efforts

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