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Soy Transportation Coalition’s Mike Steenhoek gives insight on Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific merger

July 30, 2025 01:46 PM • 
RFD NEWS STAFF, Currey McCullough

Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific have agreed to a merger. The deal is set to create America’s first transcontinental railroad, linking nearly 100 ports from coast to coast.

Soy Transportation Coalition’s Mike Steenhoek joined RFD-TV’s Tammi Arender to discuss what we currently know about the merger, what this means for agriculture as a whole, and what he is hearing in regards to industry consolidation concerns.

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