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WHEREAS, This Commonwealth has more freight railroads than
any other state in the United States and has worked successfully
with Norfolk Southern Corporation on a series of significant
public-private partnerships to further strengthen the
Commonwealth's freight rail network; and
WHEREAS, On November 9, 2015, Canadian Pacific Railway
submitted an unsolicited proposal to acquire Norfolk Southern
Corporation and has subsequently made public statements that if
it acquires Norfolk Southern Corporation it is targeting
$1,800,000,000 in "synergies" that would be achieved through
locomotive and rolling stock fleet reductions, the
rationalization of rail yards and other facilities, a lower tax
rate, potentially resulting in significant employment
reductions, decreased investment in transportation
infrastructure and poor freight rail service to shippers doing
business in Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, The chief executive officer of Canadian Pacific
Railway expressed his intent to immediately assume control of
Norfolk Southern Corporation by taking over as chief executive
officer of Norfolk Southern Corporation during the United States
Surface Transportation Board's review of the transaction through
a "voting trust"; and
WHEREAS, Congress has given the United States Surface
Transportation Board the power to keep the best interest of
consumers in mind when considering proposed mergers, especially
an acquisition of this scale; and
WHEREAS, Any attempt to circumvent the role of the United
States Surface Transportation Board and threaten the sovereignty
of a competing railroad should be taken seriously; and
WHEREAS, The public interest of Pennsylvania is not served by
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