Fifteen cars of a Union Pacific intermodal train derailed Saturday, April 4, near the community of Mescal. No injuries or ...

Union Pacific's proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern would create the first true U.S. transcontinental railroad, ...

Between 1863 and 1869, the first transcontinental line, known as the Pacific Railroad, was built in the United States. The line ran from Omaha, Nebraska, to Sacramento, California, and carried ...

To make money on its proposed cross-country railroad, Union Pacific plans to double the number of trains on a 2-mile stretch of track on Chicago’s West Side where workers still throw switches by hand ...

A man was struck and killed by a Union Pacific freight train late Thursday morning in south Modesto, authorities said. The Stanislaus County Coroner’s Office identified the man as Brandon Pierce, 51, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As fans of “The Gilded Age” know, great fortunes were made by building railroads across the width of the USA. Chicago, of course, ...

BELLWOOD, Ill. (WLS) -- It's the type of crime that spans nearly two centuries, back when the railroad was first built: thieves stealing cargo from freight trains. A Union Pacific West freight train ...

The agreement comes as Union Pacific seeks federal approval for its merger with Norfolk Southern railroad. Amtrak has settled a dispute with Union Pacific over delays to one of Amtrak’s long-distance ...

Amtrak and the Union Pacific Railroad announced an agreement that allows Amtrak to operate on a five-mile segment of Union ...