Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern report solid profits as they make their case for their merger

Union Pacific delivered 7% growth in its third-quarter earnings Thursday as its CEO continues to make the case for the ...
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America’s first transcontinental freight railroad is planned after a megamerger

Two of the largest US railroads, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, announced on Tuesday a plan to combine in a $72 billion deal that would create America’s first transcontinental freight railroad.