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Creating America’s First Transcontinental Railroad: Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern’s Amended STB Merger Application Estimates Shippers Will Save $3.5 Billion Annually

OMAHA, Neb. & ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) and Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today submitted an amended merger application to the Surface Transportation ...
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) ...
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 ...
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Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern detail merger-related corridor upgrades

OMAHA, Neb. - A Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger will lead to higher daily train counts on some key corridors as the railroads tie their networks together, eliminate interchanges, and take ...
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The golden spike 2.0: Union Pacific bets $85B to finish what it started in 1869

Today, Union Pacific (UNP) and Norfolk Southern (NSC) want to create America's first true transcontinental railroad being run by a single company. By combining Union Pacific's expansive western ...
Chicago Tribune

Critics warn rail merger would give Union Pacific unprecedented role in Chicago and more control of industry

If regulators approve its merger with Norfolk Southern, competitors warn that Union Pacific could turn the city of Chicago into a hammer for seizing even more control of the industry. Their concern ...
Morningstar

Creating America’s First Transcontinental Railroad: Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern’s Amended STB Merger Application Estimates Shippers Will Save $3.5 Billion Annually

Creating America’s First Transcontinental Railroad: Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern’s Amended STB Merger Application Estimates Shippers Will Save $3.5 Billion Annually Union Pacific Corporation ...
Morningstar

Creating America’s First Transcontinental Railroad: STB Accepts Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger Application

Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) and Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today applauded the Surface Transportation Board (STB)’s decision to accept their merger application, calling it an ...