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 across the ...

An $85 billion merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern could see the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S.

The potential combination would create a coast-to-coast freight rail shipper and leave five Class I railroads serving the ...

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific is seeking to buy Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal that would create the first ...

A national rail merger that’s now in the works could impact the number of trains rolling through the Ozarks. Last week, ...

The merger would create the United States’ first coast-to-coast rail network, spanning 50,000 miles and 43 states.

Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition, says if approved the merger could change the shipping landscape with both winners and losers.

Union Pacific said on Tuesday it would buy smaller rival Norfolk Southern in an $85 billion deal to create the first U.S.