Fast Company

From Lincoln’s dream to an $85 billion merger, the transcontinental railroad is back

Between 1863 and 1869, the first transcontinental line, known as the Pacific Railroad, was built in the United States. The line ran from Omaha, Nebraska, to Sacramento, California, and carried ...
Business Facilities

Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern Plan America’s First Transcontinental Railroad

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 ...
WFMZ-TV

Union Pacific merger with Norfolk Southern would create a coast-to-coast rail system

Omaha-based Union Pacific Railroad’s announcement Tuesday that it is acquiring the Norfolk Southern Railway — a move that would create the first transcontinental, coast-to-coast rail system — ...
The Hill

Union Pacific and Norfolk seek 1st transcontinental railroad through a massive merger

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — 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 ...
The Business Journals

Largest railroad union strikes deal with Union Pacific, supports merger with Norfolk Southern

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Under the agreement, train and ...
Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Will Chicago see fewer freight trains after the megamerger of Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific?

As fans of “The Gilded Age” know, great fortunes were made by building railroads across the width of the USA. Chicago, of course, was the epicenter of all that. Celebrities going from New York to ...
Business Wire

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern to Create America’s First Transcontinental Railroad

Transaction to transform the U.S. supply chain and economy; strengthen domestic manufacturing; and preserve union jobs Two legendary railroads enter agreement to combine in stock and cash merger, ...