Big Boy No. 4014 was last in Texas in the fall of 2024, passing through Houston on Oct. 6 and through Fort Worth on Oct. 10 ...

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 ...

Dec 22 (Reuters) - A rail workers' ‌union on Monday opposed ‌Union Pacific's proposed $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern, warning that the deal could undermine safety and impact ‍the ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW YORK, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Railroad operators Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern on ‌Friday filed a nearly 7,000‑page merger application with the U.S. ‌Surface Transportation Board (STB), drawing ...

Regulators will decide whether a merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would improve shipment times or stifle competition. A decision is expected in 2027. By Peter Eavis The two freight rail ...

A plan to build the first transcontinental freight railroad in the U.S. is putting a spotlight on a chokepoint in American rail shipping. Today, no single railroad controls tracks from the West Coast ...

RIGHT NOW, INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE HOW A UNION PACIFIC TRAIN DERAILED IN THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS. THIS EXCLUSIVE VIDEO, CAPTURED BY OUR KCRA THREE DRONE, SHOWS MORE THAN A DOZEN CARS ...

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A Union Pacific train derailment is seen on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2025, near Highway 174 and Narrow Gauge Road just north of Colfax. Thirteen rail cars left the tracks around 3:20 a.m., prompting an ...