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Norfolk Southern returns to Atlanta after Orlando trip as rail merger review proceeds
The railroad's CEO Mark George flies back to headquarters the week federal regulators accept the merger application with conditions.
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Norfolk Southern
Norfolk Southern flew from Orlando Executive Airport to Fulton County Airport on June 11, a 60-minute hop back to its Atlanta home base.
The return trip comes as Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific await the next step in their proposed $85 billion merger, after the Surface Transportation Board accepted their application as "complete" last month but requested supplemental information by July 27, per the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Norfolk Southern's Challenger 605 has logged frequent trips to Washington Dulles in recent weeks, consistent with the regulatory push. CEO Mark George has publicly touted the merger's potential to cut coast-to-coast transit to four days, as covered by FreightWaves.
Aboard the Bombardier Challenger 605
The aircraft
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