Case Details

Year Initiated/Committed

1996

Year Resolved

1996

Court

Surfact Transportation Review Board

Docket Number

Finance Docket No. 32760

Lead State

TX

Participating States

TX

Defendant(s)

Southern Pacific Rail Corp.,
Southern Pacific Transportation Co., St. Louis SouthWestern Railway Co., SPCSL Corp. and the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Co.

Case Description

State of Texas and Department of Justice reviewed proposed acquisition by Union Pacific Corp. of the Southern Pacific 7 related railroad companies. Texas appeared and filed comments with the Surface Transportation Board in opposition to the transaction asserting that the proposed acquisition would substantially lessen competition in railroad transportation services.