Union Pacific announced an $85 billion bid to acquire Norfolk Southern, according to AP. The deal would create the first U.S. transcontinental railroad, linking 50,000 miles of track across 43 states, ...

When Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced their merger deal Tuesday to form “America’s first transcontinental railroad,” it puzzled some who recalled the golden spike driven in 1869 at Utah’s ...

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said he’d support consolidation as a means to make the US freight rail industry more efficient, a potential boost for Union Pacific Corp.’s $72 billion takeover of ...

Norfolk Southern has significant infrastructure and history ties to Petersburg. Will its merger with Union Pacific untie those ties in any way?

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are in early talks to merge, according to people familiar with the matter, a combination that would create the largest railroad in the United States.

Union Pacific is reportedly considering acquiring a rival railroad, sending shares of CSX and Norfolk Southern higher.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific (UNP) wants to buy Norfolk Southern (NSC) in a $85 billion deal that would create the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S, potentially triggering a final ...

Union Pacific's proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern would connect more than 50,000 miles of rail across 43 states, ...

The proposed Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern transcontinental merger could lead to nearly 10% traffic growth by 2030 — a ...

Seven associations of shippers have reportedly expressed concern the planned deal would significantly increase the power of ...

Union Pacific, the largest publicly-held railroad, is in merger talks with eastern rival Norfolk Southern, according to a published report.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are in merger talks to create the largest railroad in North America that would connect the East and West Coasts. The merger discussions ...