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Major disruptions to rail service in Southern California are slated for the weekend of Oct. 25-26, when Union Pacific, ...

Between 1863 and 1869, the first transcontinental line, known as the Pacific Railroad, was built in the United States. The line ran from Omaha, Nebraska, to Sacramento, California, and carried ...

Union Pacific Railroad announced that they've reached a deal to purchase the much smaller Norfolk Southern Railroad, which the company says will "transform the U.S. supply chain" and "unleash the ...

FILE - A maintenance worker walks past the company logo on the side of a locomotive in the Union Pacific Railroad fueling yard in north Denver, Oct. 18, 2006. (AP ...

Union Pacific Corporation and Norfolk Southern Corporation announced a landmark merger deal on Tuesday that will create America’s first transcontinental railroad, linking more than 50,000 route miles ...

Two major rail unions have announced deals with Union Pacific (UP), paving the way for its mega-merger with Norfolk Southern to create America’s first transcontinental carrier. The bureaucrats of both ...

The proposed merger on Tuesday of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would create the first coast-to-coast railroad in the United States that would be controlled by a single entity. The deal, valued ...