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Union Pacific and Norfolk seek 1st transcontinental railroad through a massive merger
Union Pacific is seeking to buy Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal that would create the first transcontinental railroad ...
Union Pacific: Norfolk Purchase Brings Long-Term Benefits, Near-Term Uncertainty
Union Pacific's $320/share bid for Norfolk Southern aims to form the first transcontinental railroad. Read the full analysis ...
Explainer: Union Pacific deal to buy US rail rival faces lengthy review
Union Pacific's proposed purchase of smaller rival rail operator Norfolk Southern will need to be approved by the Surface ...
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Amtrak, Union Pacific reach settlement in Sunset Limited case (updated)
Amtrak and Union Pacific have reached a settlement in their dispute over performance of the Sunset Limited and have asked the Surface Transportation Board to end its investigation into the train’s ...
Citing lives at risk, train workers urge Union Pacific to allow trail to stunning waterfall
A train workers union this week called on Union Pacific to help facilitate a long-sought trail to Mossbrae Falls, near ...
Nebraska leaders praise Union Pacific merger to create coast-to-coast rail system based in Omaha
Omaha-based Union Pacific Railroad’s announcement Tuesday that it is acquiring the Norfolk Southern Railway — a move that ...
Union Pacific’s CEO started as a teen track worker—now he’s leading an $130 billion empire and says Gen Z interns need curiosity to be like him
Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena has climbed the railroad ranks since he was a teenager making mere dollars to maintain tracks to ...