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Union Pacific seeks to form America's first transcontinental railroad in $85 billion deal
Union Pacific has signed an agreement to buy Norfolk Southern and become America’s first transcontinental railroad, according ...
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July 30, 2025 News The Transcontinental Railroad Begins With UP+NS The Union Pacific+Norfolk Southern merger terms were largely as expected. NS can walk away from UP for an unsolicited better ...
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Union Pacific: Major railroad posts record earnings, spends more on ...
For the year, the company’s employee pay and benefits rose by about $500 million, or 12%, to $4.6 billion, far less than the $6.3 billion that Union Pacific spent repurchasing shares of stock.
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Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern merge to create first transcontinental railroad
The $85 billion agreement is expected to take years to be completed, a process that includes an application with the Surface ...
Citing lives at risk, train workers urge Union Pacific to allow trail to stunning waterfall
A train workers union this week called on Union Pacific to help facilitate a long-sought trail to Mossbrae Falls, near ...
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Amtrak, Union Pacific Settle Sunset Limited Dispute
More than two and a half years after Amtrak called on the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to initiate an investigation ...
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 ...
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Railroad merger unlikely to mean major changes in Ogden area
When the first transcontinental railroad was declared complete on May 10, 1869, its title was a bit of a misnomer. The ...