The Gazette

2 big rail unions oppose $85B Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger over safety and cost concerns

OMAHA, Neb. — The proposed $85 billion merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads has lost the support of two unions that represent more than half their workers over concerns it will ...
CNBC

Union Pacific to reshape U.S. freight rail with $85 billion deal for Norfolk

Union Pacific said on Tuesday it would buy smaller rival Norfolk Southern in an $85 billion deal to create the first U.S. coast-to-coast freight rail operator and reshape the movement of goods from ...
CNBC

Union Pacific to submit papers for mega merger by end of November; profit tops estimates

Union Pacific said it expects to submit papers for its $85 billion merger with Norfolk Southern to a regulator as soon as the end of November, after the railroad operator on Thursday topped Wall ...
Forbes

How The Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Deal Would Boost Petrochemicals

HUTTO, TEXAS - JULY 29: A Union Pacific freight train travels on July 29, 2025 in Hutto, Texas. Union Pacific has reached an agreement to purchase Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal. The ...
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 ...
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 ...