The Surface Transportation Board gave the green light to a Canadian Pacific Kansas City Southern railroad merger Wednesday.
Federal regulators have given the green light to a railroad merger that could bring more freight trains through the Chicago area.has been fighting the proposed merger of the Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern railroads over safety concerns and other issues.
The decision was published in a nearly 200-page report which touts the economic benefits of the merger for the U.S. economy. It also promises seven years of continued oversight by the board monitoring issues, including preventing potential merger-caused delays and service disruptions of commuter service in the Chicago area.
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