WESA

Altoona rail historians weigh in on potential impacts of Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific merger

Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific are looking to merge, which would create the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S. The deal still needs to be approved by regulators, but many in Altoona are ...
Business Wire

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

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) ...
CNBC

Union Pacific in mega US railroad merger talks with rival Norfolk

Union Pacific the largest U.S. railroad operator, said on Thursday it is in advanced talks with rival Norfolk Southern, signaling that a deal to form a $200 billion coast-to-coast rail company could ...

Union Pacific: Norfolk Southern Deal Remains An Upside Catalyst

Norfolk Southern deal could create the first transcontinental railroad, $3B synergies, EPS upside. Read more macro analysis ...
WTAE-TV

Union Pacific and Norfolk seek 1st transcontinental railroad through a massive merger

Union Pacific wants 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 mergers across the ...

Rails rumpus: Union Pacific defends the potential benefits of a merger with Norfolk Southern

Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) continues to defend the company's plans to merge with Norfolk Southern (NSC). The rails ...
Newsday

Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern discuss merger to create transcontinental railroad, AP source says

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are in merger talks to create the largest railroad in North America that would connect the East and West Coasts. The merger discussions began during ...

Rail regulator sends $71.5 billion Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern deal back for redo

The Surface Transportation Board has said that the application is incomplete and is inviting the companies to revise and resubmit it.
CNBC

Largest rail union to challenge Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern mega-merger

SMART Transportation Division (SMART-TD), the largest rail labor organization in the U.S., tells CNBC it will oppose the proposed merger between freight rails Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern. The ...
PBS

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern in merger talks to create coast-to-coast railroad

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern confirmed that they are in “advanced” merger talks that would create a single U.S railroad with service stretching from the East to the West Coast. The Associated ...
JD Supra

STB rejects Union Pacific – Norfolk Southern transcontinental railroad merger application as incomplete; what comes next?

The Surface Transportation Board (“STB” or “Board”) last Friday rejected the application filed by Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) and ...
The Gazette

Shareholders of Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern support $85 billion rail merger

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. OMAHA, Neb. — Shareholders of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern backed the railroads’ proposed $85 ...