Union Pacific

Union Pacific plans to file a revised merger application for its consolidation with Norfolk Southern.

Union Pacific today reported record financial and operational results for 2025 despite a drop in fourth-quarter operating income.

Pricing improved despite lower carload freight for UP, which is planning to merge with Norfolk Southern.

Norfolk Southern has acquired 40 new diesel-electric locomotives from Wabtec, its first such purchase since 2022, as it modernizes its fleet.

The Port of Long Beach, half of the busiest U.S. container gateway,  is laying plans to double throughput to 20 million containers by 2050.

The Surface Transportation Board rejected as incomplete the merger application by Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern to create the first transcontinental railroad.  

Union Pacific’s chief executive fired back at rivals who oppose the merger to create the first transcontinental railroad.

The Port of Portland has re-opened Terminal 6 under private management in a move to give new life to the troubled facility.

CSX has laid off about 5% of its non-union employees and furloughed dozens of train crewmen.

The Surface Transportation Board proposed changes to make it easier for shippers to get freight services from a railroad that doesn’t directly serve their locations.

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern urged federal regulators to reject what they claim are efforts by rival railroads to delay the merger process.

Skepticism over claimed benefits marked reactions to the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger filing.

The Surface Transportation Board is asking comments on the completeness of the 7,000-page merger application from Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern.

Merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern will create 10,000 single-line rail lanes, annually shifting 105,000 truckloads to rail and improving efficiency by eliminating interchanges.

The merger filing by Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern doesn’t change the fact that the merger is bad for the economy and consumers, BNSF CEO Katie Farmer said. 

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern file a comprehensive merger application with the Surface Transportation Board to create America’s first transcontinental railroad.

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern will file their formal merger application Friday with the Surface Transportation Board, detailing historic plans for the first transcontinental railroad. 

Two of the largest U.S. railroad unions oppose the proposed merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, raising concerns that the first transcontinental rail system could lead to increased safety risks and higher freight rates.

Union Pacific has finished expanding its Casa Grande Yard, effectively doubling the facility’s capacity.

Will joined gas conglomerate CF Industries in 2007 and had served as CEO since 2014