The merger would create the United States’ first coast-to-coast rail network, spanning 50,000 miles and 43 states.

The proposed merger on Tuesday of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would create the first coast-to-coast railroad in the United States that would be controlled by a single entity. The deal, ...

Union Pacific is seeking to buy Norfolk Southern in an $85-billion deal that would create the first transcontinental railroad ...

Combining Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern into the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S. would create a 52,215-mile ...