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Supervisors debate Union PacificNorfolk Southern merger, take no formal position

Wright County Board of Supervisors · March 31, 2026
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County economic-development staff briefed supervisors on a proposed Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern merger; supervisors discussed potential local freight benefits versus monopoly and accountability concerns and chose not to send a letter of support or opposition.

Wright County supervisors discussed a federal merger filing by Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern but chose not to send a letter of support.

The economic-development director summarized potential local…

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