(CNN) — Two of the largest US railroads, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, announced on Tuesday a plan to combine in a $72 billion deal that would create America’s first transcontinental freight ...

We are on the cusp of what has the potential to be one of the most transformational times in the history of U.S. railroading.

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. The merger discussions began ...

Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena talks in front of a locomotive simulator used to train engineers at the company’s headquarters in Omaha, Neb., Dec. 15, 2023. AP File Photo A Norfolk Southern freight train ...