Until now, any consideration of how a railroad merger would affect safety has slipped between the jurisdictions of several Government agencies.

A13 Bob Dole backed out of a role in a railroad merger.

Some called for tighter regulation of big railroad mergers.

He had a big railroad merger in the air at the time, and I decided to ask him about it.

The commission also reviews the impact of any railroad merger on employees and the environment.

It took 11 years to come to a decision on a railroad merger.

"Mr. Dagron gave up active interests after the government ruled against further railroad mergers."

It is the latest in a long line of railroad mergers as rail companies strive to become more efficient and competitive with truckers.

Therefore, when it comes to railroad mergers, the federal government is more rigid than usual.

A more appropriate analogy may be the recent railroad mergers that have left so many miles of abandoned track.