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A Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern combination would redraw the railroad map

Combining Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern into the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S. would create a 52,215-mile colossus that could offer seamless service from coast to coast, bypassing longtime interchange choke points in Chicago and at gateways along the Mississippi River.

The New York Times · 1d

Union Pacific to Buy Norfolk Southern in $85 Billion Railroad Deal

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

Railway Technology · 5h

Union Pacific to acquire Norfolk Southern to create first transcontinental railroad in US

Union Pacific has signed an agreement to acquire Norfolk Southern in a stock and cash transaction, at an enterprise value of $85bn, which will result in a combined enterprise worth over $250bn.

Factbox-Major Rail Mergers That Reshaped the US Freight Network

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

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$85 billion rail merger could unify coast-to-coast service

On Tuesday, Union Pacific, which operates mostly in the Western U.S., announced that it would acquire Norfolk Southern, which ...

Major rail mergers that reshaped the US freight network

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.

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