Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Hilton Obenzinger discusses why certain immigrants did not want a job building the transcontinental railroad and then further discusses why the Union ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are in merger talks to create the largest railroad in North America that would connect the East and West Coasts. The merger discussions began ...

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.

Opening gambits (1853-1874) -- Lines upon the map -- Learning the rails -- An interruption of war -- Transcontinental by any name -- The Santa Fe joins the fray -- Straight west from Denver -- "Why is ...

Union Pacific has signed an agreement to buy Norfolk Southern and become America’s first transcontinental railroad, according to U.P. CEO Jim Vena. Vena, who posted the announcement on the railroad’s ...

Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) announced on Thursday that it has kick-started merger talks with rival Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC). The deal, if it goes through, would create a transcontinental railroad ...