Freight “transport times could drop by days.” A “significant benefit of the deal is the ability to bypass bottlenecks.” ...

Two of the largest US railroads, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, announced on Tuesday a plan to combine in a $72 billion deal that would create America’s first transcontinental freight railroad.

Union Pacific’s proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern — an $85 billion deal that would create the first U.S.

OMAHA, Nebraska & ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) and Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today filed an application with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) ...

Fighting the merger is a “very high priority for us,” said Zak Andersen, vice president of communications for BNSF Railway.

On May 10, 1869, Central Pacific Railroad President Leland Stanford, and former California governor, drove a golden rail ...

The Union Pacific Railroad announced last week in a press release that it has reached an $85 billion agreement to acquire rival Norfolk Southern, creating what will be the first coast-to-coast freight ...

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific wants to buy Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal that would create the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S, potentially triggering a final wave of rail mergers ...

A new agreement between two railroad giants, Union Pacific Corporation and Norfolk Southern Corporation, will create America’s first transcontinental railroad, to be called the Union Pacific ...

Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern have filed an historic application to create the nation's first transcontinental railroad. For more information, visit AmericasGreatConnection.com. OMAHA, ...