The merger would create the United States’ first coast-to-coast rail network, spanning 50,000 miles and 43 states.

Union Pacific wants to buy Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal that would create the first transcontinental railroad in ...

Union Pacific is seeking to buy Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal that would create the first transcontinental railroad ...

Union Pacific (UP) is to acquire fellow US Class 1 operator Norfolk Southern (NS), both parties have now confirmed.

The combination of two large rail companies would create the first coast-to-coast network, but the deal could reduce ...

If approved by regulators, the proposed merger would result in the nation’s largest, transcontinental railroad company.

Union Pacific wants to buy Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal that would create the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S, potentially triggering a final wave of rail mergers across the ...

Now that Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) and Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) have confirmed they are in advanced merger talks, all eyes are on CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) and whether it might also consider a merger.

Union Pacific appears to be using a familiar playbook that large, publicly traded companies trot out when considering mergers ...

A deal would shift container market leadership from BNSF to UP-NS, raising pressure on the former to seek out its own ...

Union Pacific Corp. agreed to acquire Norfolk Southern Corp. in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $85 billion, forming a ...