Financial Times: Why a $200bn US rail megamerger could still hit the buffers

David O’Hara, managing director of MKP Advisors, a specialist advisory firm, wrote in a note to clients this week that the end of such interlining would be a key advantage for shippers — railroads’ customers.

“A merged entity would offer true end-to-end service across the continent, reducing complexity and delivering better performance to shippers with time-sensitive or intermodal cargo,” O’Hara wrote.