Trains

Union Pacific’s Vena says merger critics need to ‘quit looking backwards’

In “The Tempest,” Shakespeare wrote, “what’s past is prologue,” meaning history sets the context for the present and dictates future events. Except, apparently, when it comes to transcontinental ...
Forbes

Merge Of Union Pacific & Norfolk Southern Signals Better Days For Rail

Money is ruthless. The genius of compound returns vivifies the previous truth. The costs associated with a lack of returns are enormous. This is something to think about as railroad giants Union ...
CNBC

Largest rail union to challenge Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern mega-merger

SMART Transportation Division (SMART-TD), the largest rail labor organization in the U.S., tells CNBC it will oppose the proposed merger between freight rails Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern. The ...
Bloomberg L.P.

If Anyone Can Drive This $72 Billion Rail Deal, It’s Jim Vena

Thomas Black is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist writing about the industrial and transportation sectors. He was previously a Bloomberg News reporter covering logistics, manufacturing and private ...
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 ...

Baird upgrades Union Pacific (UNP) and raises target, sees upside from potential rail deal

Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) is included among the 14 Stocks on the Verge of Becoming Dividend Aristocrats. On March 6, Baird upgraded Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) to Outperform from ...