Railroads, if you ask me, were the most consequential economic and technological innovation in American history, and without a doubt were the most important component in aiding the expansion of ...

Southern Railway No. 4501, part of the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum collection, will be emerge from its annual inspection wearing the classic green paint seen here. The locomotive will wear this ...

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If Union Pacific’s merger is approved, it could gain control of train operators who’ve been hauling freight across Chicago ...

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An attempt to create the nation’s first coast-to-coast railroad merger is underway, as leaders from the Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific officially filed paperwork Friday and are now making their ...

Two railroads have submitted their paperwork for review of an $85 billion merger. The combination of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Railway would create the first American transcontinental ...

Railroad giants Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern formally sought federal approval Friday for a seismic merger that would change how freight moves across the region and continent. “This is huge,” the ...

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) ...

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: ...

Regulators will decide whether a merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would improve shipment times or stifle competition. A decision is expected in 2027. By Peter Eavis The two freight rail ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific have taken a major step ...