Railroad operator Union Pacific UNP -4.54% is holding talks to acquire its smaller rival Norfolk Southern NSC -0.81% in a deal that could create the largest rail operator in the country, according ...

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are in merger talks to create the largest railroad in North America that would connect the East and West Coasts. The merger discussions began ...

Norfolk Southern (NSC) stock gained 4.7% in extended trading on Thursday after a report said that Union Pacific is holding talks with the company over a possible buyout. The after-hours surge came ...

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are in merger talks to create the largest railroad in North America that would connect the East and West Coasts. The merger discussions began ...

Union Pacific , the largest U.S. freight railroad operator, is exploring a possible acquisition of Norfolk Southern to create a $200 billion coast-to-coast rail network, a person familiar with the ...

Norfolk Southern’s first-quarter earnings report Wednesday gave the railroad the opportunity to publicly defend CEO Alan Shaw’s strategy again before investors decide on May 9 whether to back him.

Norfolk Southern's quarterly profits were again inflated by insurance payments related to its disastrous 2023 derailment in eastern Ohio, but even without that, the railroad's profits still grew ...

Norfolk Southern stock gained 3.7% during the day Thursday and rose another 4.7% to hit $282.50 in after-market trading following the Journal’s story.