Acquisition of Southern Pacific Railroad

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Limited_Liability_Company
gptkbp:acquired gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:affects increased competition
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Union_Pacific_Corporation
gptkbp:date gptkb:1996
gptkbp:economic_impact job changes
stock prices of involved companies
gptkbp:historical_context 1990s railroad deregulation
gptkbp:historical_period 1995-1996
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Acquisition of Southern Pacific Railroad
gptkbp:impact railroad industry consolidation
gptkbp:investment required
gptkbp:is_set_in gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Richard_Davidson
gptkb:John_C._Malone
gptkb:David_L._Starling
gptkb:Richard_A._Davidson
gptkb:Robert_D._Krebs
gptkb:James_R._Young
gptkb:David_Goode
gptkb:Thomas_J._Donohue
gptkb:Michael_J._Ward
gptkb:W._Graham_Claytor_Jr.
William D. Wiggins
John C.
Edward H. Hamberger
Robert J. Moser
William A. Frist
gptkbp:legal_advisor gptkb:Skadden,_Arps,_Slate,_Meagher_&_Flom
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mentor gptkb:Goldman_Sachs
gptkbp:payment_methods cash and stock
gptkbp:post-merger_integration operational challenges
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Transportation_Company
gptkbp:public_reaction mixed opinions
gptkbp:regulatory_compliance gptkb:Surface_Transportation_Board
antitrust concerns
gptkbp:related_event merger approval process
gptkbp:significance largest railroad merger at the time
gptkbp:strategic_goals expand market reach
gptkbp:type gptkb:Partnerships
gptkbp:values $8.4 billion
gptkbp:year gptkb:1996
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Lines
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6