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Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern join forces to create the first transcontinental railroad in the United States: key benefits

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, two giants of freight transportation in the United States, have come together to form the ...

From Lincoln’s dream to an $85 billion merger, the transcontinental railroad is back

If Union Pacific’s megamerger succeeds, one company could soon carry freight from California to Virginia without switching ...

Union Pacific announces bid for Norfolk Southern to create transcontinental railroad

Union Pacific offers $20 billion cash and one share of its stock to buy Norfolk Southern Tuesday in a merger that could ...

America’s first transcontinental freight railroad is planned after a megamerger

Two of the largest US railroads, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, announced on Tuesday a plan to combine in a $72 billion ...

Proposed Railway Merger Would Create First U.S. Transcontinental Railroad

Union Pacific Corporation announced it will acquire Norfolk Southern Corporation, forming the first coast-to-coast rail ...
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Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern merge, create first transcontinental railroad

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced on July 29 a definitive agreement to merge, forming the first true ...

Union Pacific, Norfolk seek first transcontinental U.S. railroad through massive merger

Proposed deal would marry Union Pacific’s vast rail network in the West with Norfolk’s rails across 22 Eastern states and the ...

Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern discuss merger to create transcontinental railroad, AP source says

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are in merger talks to create the largest railroad in North America that would connect the East and West Coasts.