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

ATLANTA — A new merger could shake up a railroad giant headquartered in Atlanta. Norfolk Southern is set to merge with Nebraska-based Union Pacific, which could cost some workers their jobs. Union ...

Union Pacific said on Tuesday it would buy smaller rival Norfolk Southern in an $85 billion deal to create the first U.S. coast-to-coast freight rail operator and reshape the movement of goods from ...

The merger still requires approval from the Surface Transportation Board, a federal agency, a process that could take over a ...

Shares of industrial and transportation companies fell amid mixed earnings and deal activity.

Two of the U.S.'s largest railroad companies, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, say they plan to merge, which would create the country's first coast-to-coast freight railroad.

In a historic move set to transform the U.S. supply chain and economy, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced today ...

Nebraska leaders praise Union Pacific plan to merge and create coast-to-coast railroad, but union leaders balk.

ATLANTA – Freight railroad companies Union Pacific and Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement Tuesday that will create the nation’s first transcontinental railroad.