Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Screenshot from ABC News video) Flames from a ruptured natural gas line scorched rail cars and brought trains on one of the ...

Union Pacific said today it would buy smaller rival Norfolk Southern in an $85 billion deal to create the first U.S. coast-to-coast freight rail operator and reshape the movement of goods from grains ...

OMAHA, Nebraska & ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) and Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today filed an application with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) ...

A new agreement between two railroad giants, Union Pacific Corporation and Norfolk Southern Corporation, will create America’s first transcontinental railroad, to be called the Union Pacific ...

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

WASHINGTON - The Rail Passengers Association said today it will be "actively involved in protecting the rights of passengers" as the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger is considered by the Surface ...

The proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger promises significant synergies, especially by targeting truck market share and unlocking new intermodal growth opportunities. Despite management's ...

OMAHA, Neb. - A Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger will lead to higher daily train counts on some key corridors as the railroads tie their networks together, eliminate interchanges, and take ...

Abraham Lincoln’s vision of uniting the country by rail came to fruition a handful of years after his death. Now, Union Pacific (UP)—the company Lincoln created upon signing the Pacific Railway ...

On the surface, this may seem like a win-win for Americans. A video on Union Pacific’s website says the merger would create the first transcontinental railroad, which middle-school history teachers ...

Creating America’s First Transcontinental Railroad: Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern’s STB Merger Application Details Enhancements to Competition and Public Benefits Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: ...