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August 28, 2025

A roundup of this week’s most read articles

This is Stuart Chirls, staff writer covering railroads for FreightWaves and Trains.com. This week’s Bulletin Orders: RAIL MERGER SPOILER ALERT … STB now has 2-1 GOP majority after Trump fired his own appointee, Robert Primus, ahead of UP-NS merger decision … Primus was lone vote against 2023 CP-KCS merger … He had expressed concerns that deal would not serve best interests of shippers … Also less clear is when and if agency will fill two vacant seats ...

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Trump fires rail regulator board member Primus ahead of merger decision

President Trump appointed Democrat to Surface Transportation Board in 2020;Primus was lone vote against CP-KCS merger in 2023.

Buffett: Berkshire will not bid for CSX or Norfolk Southern

BNSF parent won’t bid for Norfolk Southern or CSX

Intermodal drags down rail freight in latest week

Weaker intermodal traffic offset narrow gains in carload freight in latest week data

Lutnick backs Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern rail merger

Commerce Sec'y.: $72B deal to improve rail transportation

BNSF, CSX announce joint intermodal service

Announcement comes just weeks after proposed UP-NS transcon merger

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