Trains

Analysts express some skepticism about UP-NS merger claims

Industry analysts speaking at a RailTrends webcast on Thursday (Jan. 8, 2026) were skeptical about some of the claims Union ...
Trains

BNSF warns customers about risks of UP-NS merger (updated)

BNSF Railway Chief Marketing Officer Tom Williams warned customers on Tuesday, Jan. 6, that the proposed Union ...
Railway Age

Class I Briefs: UP, BNSF, NS

Livonia, La., locomotive team marks a safety milestone. Also, BNSF delivers the first load to its new Oklahoma City ...

Big Boy No. 4014 will return to the rails in a 'big way' in 2026

Union Pacific Railroad said Big Boy No. 4014 will return to the rails in a "big way" in honor of America's 250th anniversary ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

Proposed railroad merger could eventually increase local train traffic

A proposed merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads promises to revolutionize freight transportation if it wins federal approval, creating the first single-line American railroad to ...
The Business Journals

Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger could reshape Missouri's freight infrastructure | Opinion

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min A St. Louis County Council ...
Meat

Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern move forward with merger

WASHINGTON — Union Pacific Corp. (UP) and Norfolk Southern Corp. filed a nearly 7,000-page application with the US Surface Transportation Board on Dec. 19 requesting approval to merge the companies ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Judge blocks massive Chalcifica ADU development in Pacific Beach

A new court injunction could jeopardize a controversial 136-unit ADU development proposed for eastern Pacific Beach by requiring the city to thoroughly analyze its potential impacts, including on ...
WTOP News

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern file historic $85 billion rail merger proposal with federal regulators

An attempt to create the nation’s first coast-to-coast railroad merger is underway, as leaders from the Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific officially filed paperwork Friday and are now making their ...
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 ...
CCJ

Rail merger targets 2 million truckloads of freight annually

The merger application submitted Friday by Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern—a nearly 7,000-page document spelling out why the landmark deal is in the country's best interest—paints a picture of the ...
transportationtodaynews

Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger application filed with Surface Transportation Board

Norfolk Southern Corp. and Union Pacific Corp. filed an application Dec. 19 with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) requesting approval to combine the two railroads. “This combination will bring ...