Trains

MSU professor: UP-NS merger can’t turn back the clock on carload decline

The Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger is unlikely to revive carload traffic — and it’s an open question whether it can ...

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern report solid profits as they make their case for their merger

Union Pacific delivered 7% growth in its third-quarter earnings Thursday as its CEO continues to make the case for the ...
WMAZ

Union Pacific announces a $85 billion bid to buy Norfolk Southern, operator of Macon's Brosnan Yard

MACON, Ga. — Union Pacific Railroad announced that they've reached a deal to purchase the much smaller Norfolk Southern Railroad, which the company says will "transform the U.S. supply chain" and ...
Virginia Business

Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern seek 1st transcontinental railroad through massive merger

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 ...
The Hill

Union Pacific, Norfolk to merge, create America’s first coast-to-coast railroad: What to know

The proposed merger on Tuesday of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would create the first coast-to-coast railroad in the United States that would be controlled by a single entity. The deal, valued ...