Union Pacific announced Tuesday it is seeking to acquire Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern in a proposed $85 billion deal that would create the first coast-to-coast railroad in U.S. history ...

1883: The Southern Pacific Railroad Company completes its transcontinental "Sunset Route," which runs between New Orleans and California.

Union Pacific, a freight rail giant, announced on Tuesday that it had reached an agreement to acquire Norfolk Southern, another large railroad, in a deal worth $85 billion. The merger would create ...

(The Center Square) – Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern plan to create America’s first transcontinental railroad, connecting over 50,000 route miles across 43 states from the East Coast to ...