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• Model employment changes across Decatur NS/UP facilities(flat yard, locomotive shop,train crew, <br /> management,and other craft categories)under the merger operating plan: reconcile the analysis against the <br /> redesignated Employee Impact Exhibits(Appendices A and B to Applicants'Amended Application, filed July <br /> 27,2026),which report positions abolished,created,and transferred by location and craft/management <br /> category for each of the three operating scenarios Applicants filed;distinguish merger-attributable changes <br /> from pre-existing trends, and document timing and implementation assumptions <br /> • Calculate direct and indirect economic impacts of projected employment changes on Decatur using an input- <br /> output or comparable econometric model; include estimated effects on the City tax base <br /> • Assess captive shipper rate exposure for major Decatur industrial shippers: document the reduction in <br /> competitive rail options resulting from the merger and estimate the potential pricing impact this analysis is <br /> intended for STB submission and should follow methodologies recognized in STB rate and competition <br /> proceedings <br /> • Scope is limited to impacts directly traceable to the merger. Long-range economic development forecasting, <br /> industrial recruitment analysis,and property value modeling are outside this scope <br /> Note: The redesignated Employee Impact Exhibits show a mixed picture for Decatur, IL <br /> specifically, not a uniform net job loss:for example, the NS Mechanical Locomotive craft data <br /> show positions transferred(not abolished)in two of the three filed scenarios and none in the <br /> third, while Train Crew data show net position increases in all three scenarios, and NS <br /> Management Operating data show a small reduction in only one of three scenarios. Proposers <br /> should not assume net job losses at Decatur facilities without analyzing the full exhibit data, and <br /> should identify what each of the three numbered scenarios represents — that labeling is not <br /> provided in the public exhibits and may need to be sought through discovery. <br /> 12 <br />