Few railroad merger applications before the Interstate Commerce Commission have been so closely watched as the Norfolk & Western's petition to take over the Nickel Plate, the Wabash and three connecting roads. After more than two years of study, the ICC last week voted 10 to 1 to give its go-ahead to the merger. With that decision, the way was opened for the creation of a 7,450-mile freight superline whose routes would reach west to Missouri and north into Canada, save the two lines $27 million in costs each year. Railroaders saw...
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