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

A new investigation reveals the risks of railroads policing their own bridges. The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University found railroads can withhold bridge inspection ...

In 1875, the Southern Pacific Railroad reached the Inland Empire at Colton, ending the region’s landlocked status.

When Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced their merger deal Tuesday to form “America’s first transcontinental ...

Union Pacific acquires Norfolk Southern, forming the first U.S. transcontinental railroad. Read the latest stock analysis on the merger here.

A merger between shipping giants Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern could soon create the nation’s first transcontinental railroad, with tracks spanning more than 50,000 miles across 43 states.

The Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Railroads announce plans to create the first transcontinental railroad. (Courtesy of Norfolk Southern) Omaha-based Union Pacific Railroad’s announcement ...

Union Pacific has signed an agreement to acquire Norfolk Southern in a stock and cash transaction, at an enterprise value of $85bn, which will result in a combined enterprise worth over $250bn.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — 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 ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — 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 ...