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Editorial: Will Chicago see fewer freight trains after the megamerger of Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific?
As fans of “The Gilded Age” know, great fortunes were made by building railroads across the width of the USA. Chicago, of ...
Top Senate Democrat criticizes Union Pacific deal to buy Norfolk Southern
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday criticized Union Pacific's plan ...
Train Stocks Could Fare Well as Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Merge. Picking Winners.
When Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced their merger deal Tuesday to form “America’s first transcontinental ...
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UP-NS merger puts intermodal giants on the wrong side of the map
The proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger leaves three major intermodal customers — J.B. Hunt, Schneider, and STG ...
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Schumer, leader of Senate Democrats, speaks out against UP-NS merger
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), the Senate Democratic leader, has spoken out against the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern ...
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Chicago stands to win — and lose — in the rail industry's first coast-to-coast merger
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern's merger could streamline freight through Chicago — or sideline it. Here's what’s at stake ...
Proposed railroad merger could decrease service for ag shippers
The deal reflects a shift in antitrust enforcement under U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. Executive orders aimed ...
Union Pacific Corporation (UNP): Jim Cramer Believes The Norfolk Deal Won’t See Competition
Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP)’s shares, like those of Norfolk Southern, dipped by a little over 2% after it announced ...
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC): Jim Cramer Believes The Union Pacific Deal Won’t See Competition
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NASDAQ:NSC)’s shares fell by 3% after Union Pacific announced that it would acquire the firm.
Transcript: The little railroad merger that could
Robert Armstrong All right. Quick. Name as many train songs as you can. Downtown Train, Midnight Train to Georgia, City of New Orleans, Dixie Flyer, Hear My Train A Comin’. That’s Jimi Hendrix. Today ...