Union Pacific CEO pitched Trump on National Guard deployments
Source: FreightWaves
Union Pacific CEO pitched Trump on National Guard deployments
Trains.com Staff
Sun, September 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM EDT 3 min read
Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena met with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday to discuss the proposed UP-Norfolk Southern merger. (Photo: White House photo via UP)
President Donald Trump praised Union Pacific Chief Executive Jim Vena and said the railroader offered suggestions on where the administration should call up the National Guard to fight urban crime.
Vena met with Trump and other administration officials at the White House Sept. 9 regarding UP’s (NYSE: UNP) $85 billion proposed merger with Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC).
“He was a very impressive guy,” Trump said during an appearance Friday on Fox News, noting Vena is a career railroader, “as opposed to a Wall Street guy that destroys the railroad.”
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Maybe shed a few tears 
How the fuck is the CEO of Union Pacific some expert on "urban crime"? He knows which cities tend to graffiti his RR cars most often?
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