Union Pacific’s plan to add trains in the Chicago area raises alarms

In a merger application, the railroad plans to double the number of trains on a 2-mile stretch of track on Chicago’s West Side.
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Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern Plan America’s First Transcontinental Railroad

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 ...
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In Our View: Giant railroad merger

The largest acquisition in railroad history is steaming down the tracks at a fast pace. Union Pacific is trying to acquire Norfolk Southern for $85 billion. Such a merger would ...
New Orleans City Business

Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern explore mega merger

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 the first ...
Business Wire

Union Pacific Working with Short Line Railroads to Expand Businesses’ Access to Rail

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Union Pacific Railroad announced today it has added 15 new Focus Sites across eight states to its network, with 12 of those sites located on short line railroads that ...
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Union Pacific And Norfolk Southern: This Could Be A 'Once In A Lifetime' Opportunity

More than 160 years ago. That's when Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) was founded as a result of Abraham Lincoln's Pacific Railroad Acts of 1862 and 1864, making it one of the oldest companies in the S ...