OMAHA, Neb. (AP/Atlanta News First) — Union Pacific and Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern are in merger talks to create the largest railroad in North America that would connect the East and West Coasts.

Around the turn of the 19th century, Downtown Atlanta was increasingly congested as the growing city center tried to coexist with some of the Southeast's busiest railroad crossings. To keep apace, ...

ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern has facilitated a significant archival exchange between the Atlanta History Center and the Georgia Historical Society, thanks to a $500,000 contribution. The railroad ...