Union Pacific said on Tuesday it would buy smaller rival Norfolk Southern in an $85 billion deal to create the first U.S.

Landmark mergers in the past - such as the creation of BNSF and between Union Pacific and Southern Pacific - have set the ...

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

Amtrak would lose government-backed preference in legislation seeking faster freight service. The post Bill aims to ...

According to Oliver Wyman, a consultancy, the share of intermodal goods in America that travel by rail on journeys longer ...

The railroads argue a merger would streamline deliveries of raw materials and goods nationwide by eliminating delays when ...

Union Pacific is set to acquire competitor Norfolk Southern to create the largest rail freight operator in the United States in a deal valued at $85 billion, according to a joint statement Tuesday.

Union Pacific said on Tuesday it would buy smaller rival Norfolk Southern in an $85-billion deal to create the country's first coast-to-coast freight rail operator.