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.

Union Pacific wants to buy Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal that would create the first transcontinental railroad in ...

Union Pacific has proposed an $85 billion merger with Norfolk Southern to create the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S., which could potentially trigger further rail mergers and reduce ...

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