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 ... Union Pacific ...

Here we go again. For the second time in recent years, two railroad titans are contemplating a marriage that could shake the ...

Union Pacific's proposed merger with Norfolk Southern has produced a historically challenging contention about its own ...

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 ...

Train Stocks Could Fare Well as Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Merge. Picking Winners. The deal could lift Union Pacific shares by nearly 50%—but it could be a long haul until then.

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

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 wants to buy Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal that would create the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S, and potentially trigger a final wave of rail mergers across the ...

The $71.5 billion merger deal between Union Pacific UNP -1.17% and Norfolk Southern NSC -0.61% announced Tuesday joins 50,000 miles of railroad tracks that span from the Jersey shore to the ports ...

Union Pacific Corp. could reach an agreement to acquire Norfolk Southern Corp. and create a transcontinental rail behemoth as soon as this week, people familiar with the matter said.