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Union Pacific is seeking 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 ...

Two of the U.S.'s largest railroad companies, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, say they plan to merge, which would create the country's first coast-to-coast freight railroad.

The proposed merger, announced Tuesday, would marry Union Pacific’s vast rail network in the West with Norfolk’s rails that snake across 22 Eastern states, and the District of Columbia.

If approved, the new “Union Pacific Transcontinental Railroad” would combine U.P.’s strength in the western two-thirds of the country with Norfolk’s base in 22 eastern states.

Union Pacific UNP 0.85% and Norfolk Southern NSC -0.01% said that they are in advanced talks over a merger that could create the largest rail operator in the country.

Union Pacific is expecting to boost its company value to $30 billion while reaping in $2.75 billion annually. The company is offering Norfolk Southern shareholders $88.82 in cash per share and one ...