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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A freight railroad transloading company has been set up in the rail yard at Lackawaxen, Pike County, taking delivery of tons of ...

The Union Pacific Railroad announced last week in a press release that it has reached an $85 billion agreement to acquire rival Norfolk Southern, creating what will be the first coast-to-coast freight ...

Two of the largest railroads in North America have announced today that they plan to merge. Union Pacific wants to buy Norfolk Southern. If the deal gets past federal regulators, it would create the ...