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 ...

This is something to think about as railroad giants Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern work to complete their $85 billion combination. $85 billion would comfortably place the merger among the ...

Railroad has added 15 new Focus Sites across eight states to its network, with 12 of those sites located on short line railroads that will provide businesses ease of access to the railroad’s premier ...

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern confirm merger talks to create coast-to-coast railroad By MATT OTT (AP Business Writer) July 24, 2025 7:14 a.m.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick backed Union Pacific’s proposed $72 billion takeover of Norfolk Southern, saying it ...

Union Pacific’s stock rose slightly to $229.35 in premarket trading, while Norfolk Southern’s stock dipped more than 2% to $279.95. Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena, who has been championing a merger, said ...

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's stock rose slightly to $229.35 in premarket trading, while Norfolk Southern's stock dipped more than 2% to $279.95.

Union Pacific shares rose about 1% before the bell, to $233.30 each. They had slumped to around $208 in early April, their lowest level of 2025, as President Donald Trump rolled out sweeping ...