Union Pacific argues for its $85B acquisition of Norfolk Southern in new railroad merger application

Union Pacific hopes regulators will be convinced this time that its $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern that it ...
Finance & Commerce

Biggest rail union endorses Union Pacific’s $85B merger

OMAHA, Neb. — The nation’s largest railroad union joined the list of companies endorsing Union Pacific’s proposed $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern Monday after securing promises to protect ...
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 ...
Reuters

Largest US rail union endorses Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern merger

SMART-TD union shifts stance, to support merger after job security deal Merger pressures rivals like CSX, reshaping U.S. freight rail landscape The endorsement marks a shift from the initial ...
Business Wire

The American Train Dispatchers Association and Union Pacific Railroad Reach Agreement to Protect Union Jobs for Life

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA) and Union Pacific Railroad reached an agreement that guarantees jobs for life for union employees after Union Pacific ...
Chicago Tribune

Union Pacific says rail merger could unclog Chicago. Critics worry about costs and traffic tie-ups.

Union Pacific says the $85 billion merger would serve the public interest and win federal approval by unclogging Chicago, the cradle of American railroading and still its biggest and most notorious ...