Union Pacific’s proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern — an $85 billion deal that would create the first U.S.

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern file a comprehensive merger application with the Surface Transportation Board to create America’s first transcontinental railroad.

The proposed $85 billion merger of the Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads has lost the support of two unions that represent more than half their workers.

HUTTO, TEXAS - JULY 29: A Union Pacific freight train travels on July 29, 2025 in Hutto, Texas. Union Pacific has reached an agreement to purchase Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal. The ...

In a merger application, the railroad plans to double the number of trains on a 2-mile stretch of track on Chicago’s West ...

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 ...

Canadian National Railway Company (CNI) issued a statement on Monday noting that the application filed with the Surface ...

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern merger aims to reduce highway congestion and repair costs by revolutionizing rail freight.