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 wants 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 the ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — 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 ...

Union Pacific is seeking to buy Norfolk Southern in a deal valued at $85 billion in a merger that could trigger the final wave of railroad mergers across the country.The merger would create the first ...

Combining Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern into the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S. would create a 52,215-mile colossus that could offer seamless service from coast to coast, bypassing ...

Track Record of Failure: Past railroad mergers have delivered service meltdowns and financial extraction instead of promised efficiencies. Yet, regulators may still approve Union Pacific's $250 ...

Railroad company Union Pacific will buy Norfolk Southern in a cash and stock transaction valued at $85 billion, combining two of the largest rail operators in the nation. The merger will combine Union ...

(Reuters) -Norfolk Southern reported a rise in its second-quarter profit on Tuesday, aided by higher revenue from improved volumes.The East Coast railroad operator's quarterly adjusted profit rose to ...

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. -- Union Pacific is seeking to buy Norfolk Southern in an $85 billion deal that would create the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S, and potentially trigger a final wave of rail ...