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Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern detail merger-related corridor upgrades

A Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger will lead to higher daily train counts on some key corridors as the railroads tie ...

Union Pacific’s plan to add trains in the Chicago area raises alarms

In a merger application, the railroad plans to double the number of trains on a 2-mile stretch of track on Chicago’s West ...
Trains.com on MSN

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern outline yard and terminal expansion projects

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern say their yard and terminal capacity expansion plans will help ensure that the combined ...
Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Will Chicago see fewer freight trains after the megamerger of Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific?

As fans of “The Gilded Age” know, great fortunes were made by building railroads across the width of the USA. Chicago, of course, was the epicenter of all that. Celebrities going from New York to ...
Daily Herald

‘It’s the unknown:’ Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern seek mega merger as suburbs consider consequences

Railroad giants Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern formally sought federal approval Friday for a seismic merger that would ...
E&E

Amtrak settles freight interference case against Union Pacific

The agreement comes as Union Pacific seeks federal approval for its merger with Norfolk Southern railroad. Amtrak has settled a dispute with Union Pacific over delays to one of Amtrak’s long-distance ...