Lawrence Journal-World

Shareholders of Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern support $85 billion rail merger

FILE - A Union Pacific freight train travels along the tracks April 17, 2025, in Eloy, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) OMAHA, Neb. — Shareholders of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern backed ...
Chicago Tribune

Union Pacific’s plan to add trains in the Chicago area raises alarms

To make money on its proposed cross-country railroad, Union Pacific plans to double the number of trains on a 2-mile stretch of track on Chicago’s West Side where workers still throw switches by hand ...
WPLG

2 big rail unions oppose $85B Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger over safety and cost concerns

Transcontinental Railroad Merger FILE - A Norfolk Southern freight train passes through Homestead, Pa., March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File) (Copyright ...
Business Wire

Creating America’s First Transcontinental Railroad: Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern’s STB Merger Application Details Enhancements to Competition and Public Benefits

OMAHA, Nebraska & ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) and Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today filed an application with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) ...
KRQE Blogs

2 big rail unions oppose $85B Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger over safety and cost concerns

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The proposed $85 billion merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads has lost the support of two unions that represent more than half their workers over concerns it will ...