MINNEAPOLIS — BNSF Railway CEO Katie Farmer cautioned the short line industry about the potential impacts of a Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger today, saying that the combined railroads “would be ...

Two of the largest US Class I railroads, Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern, are currently in the process of re-submitting an application to merge their two companies. If approved, the merger ...

Union Pacific's proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern would create the first true U.S. transcontinental railroad, ...

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While the Surface Transportation Board in January rejected an application seeking to merge Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Railroads, the merger is still alive, raising concerns from the ...

FORT WORTH, Texas - BNSF Railway Chief Marketing Officer Tom Williams warned customers on Tuesday, Jan. 6, that the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger "poses serious risks to competition, ...

This is the fifth in a five-part series about railroad growth coming from truck conversions contemplated in Union Pacific’s Dec. 19, 2025 application sent to the Surface Transportation Board to ...

Both sides argue the outcome could affect consumers’ pocketbooks. Mark R. George, president and CEO of Norfolk Southern, left, and Jim Vena, CEO of Union Pacific, stand at the front of a room during a ...