America’s Voices: Community Leader Marlisa
Key Takeaways:
- Safety is about people, not just statistics. Community leaders know behind every safety metric are real people, families and communities impacted by highway incidents.
- Moving more freight by rail will help improve highway safety. The Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern combination is projected to shift 2.1 million truckloads from taxpayer-funded roads to rail, helping reduce congestion and enhance safety on the nation's highways.
- The combination supports stronger economic growth. A more connected rail network will improve freight movement, create opportunities for businesses and help strengthen the communities railroads serve.
We are home to one of the deadliest highways in the country.
I support this merger because it brings economic opportunity to our community and it improves safety on our highways.
If we could get some of those trucks off of the I-45 corridor and move some of that freight to rail, we could improve our safety numbers.
And it is not just numbers.
These are people. These are lives.
Please review Union Pacific’s cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements.
