By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, July 7 (Reuters) - Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern told a U.S. government agency Tuesday ...

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

Norfolk Southern blamed a few months of tough winter weather, as well as unexpected freight demand for slower train speeds. A key union said staffing is the problem.

The Surface Transportation Board has unanimously accepted Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern’s merger application for consideration after finding the rail companies’ second attempted application ...

Norfolk Southern’s CEO says the railroad is prioritizing both improving current service and pursuing a merger with Union Pacific. The post Norfolk Southern CEO says railroad must focus on today and ...

Union Pacific (UNP) and Norfolk Southern (NSC) filed the first part of their responses to the Surface Transportation Board ...

Union Pacific's proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern would connect more than 50,000 miles of rail across 43 states, creating the nation’s first intercontinental railroad. Explore the entire ...

A merger for Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern wouldn’t just take a step toward creating a transcontinental railroad—it would bring the lion’s share of the industry’s intermodal container traffic ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Shareholders of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern backed the railroads’ proposed $85 billion merger to create the nation’s first coast-to-coast rail network. Healey defends $2B ...

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) ...

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 ...