Western Railroad Discussion > UP and United Airlines in merger?

Saw this today. I don't think it will get off the ground.

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This is old news.......

CPRR Wrote:
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> This is old news.......


That may be, but it is still pretty darned funny!

- kit

May not be a lot of use for a switcher - but it'll do well on Express Rail links
Shortliner(Jack) away up here in the Highlands

Hi!

Curious, but is the old ruling that a railroad
can't buy an airline still in effect? When
Santa Fe was forced out of the passenger and
cargo airline business, it was because of
the monopoly concerns with passenger travel.
Now that they are out of the passenger business,
what's to stop them?

Tony Burzio
San Diego, CA

Didn't UP have aquire air freight with the MoPac? I seem to recall something along those lines in an INFO from the 1980's.

Russ
SD9E



> Curious, but is the old ruling that a railroad
> can't buy an airline still in effect? When
> Santa Fe was forced out of the passenger and
> cargo airline business, it was because of
> the monopoly concerns with passenger travel.
> Now that they are out of the passenger business,
> what's to stop them?
>
> Tony Burzio
> San Diego, CA
>

i belive that the anti-trust laws are still in effect barring any chance for a monopoly.

I did a quick little internet search and found that MP did indeed have an airfreight business. I am unsure if UP inherited the business, but I seem to recall they did.

I couldn't resist, but here is a link to a photograph of a Missouri Pacific Truck Lines truck advertising Missouri Pacific Airfreight. One of 17 transportation services. I wonder what the other services were, besides rail, truck, and air?


http://mopac.org/group/MOPAC/files/mp-truck.jpg
Link to Missouri Pacific Historial Society


Russell
SD9E

Guilford owns Pan Am...and it still fly's :)

Only an idiot would even think about buying United Airlines. Talk about a LOSER.

This is the UP corporate jet, not a joint venture between UP and United as has been priviously reported.

UncleGeorge Wrote:
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> Saw this today. I don't think it will get off the
> ground.

Well, there is the "flying brick" theory. Put enough thrust behind anything it'll fly. I believe this was the case with a few military fighter planes, one that comes to mind I believe was the F4.