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

Omaha-based Union Pacific Railroad’s announcement Tuesday that it is acquiring the Norfolk Southern Railway — a move that ...

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern executives touted their proposed merger as a way to return to volume growth after losing market share to the highway since rail traffic peaked in 2006. “We can only ...

Trains help fulfill our natural sense of adventure. Railroads are celebrated and utilized in everyday life, worldwide.

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

Union Pacific has signed an agreement to buy Norfolk Southern and become America’s first transcontinental railroad, according to a post on the railroad's website Tuesday by U.P. CEO Jim Vena.

Many urban canopies across U.S. cities are dominated by only a handful of tree types, putting them at risk of being wiped out ...

A rumored expansion of Amtrak service to the Upper Peninsula appears to be just that — a rumor. “To my knowledge, there are no serious discussions of Amtrak service to the U.P. taking place between ...

(The Center Square) – A new lawsuit seeks to upend Wisconsin’s congressional congressional district maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, with plaintiffs urging the courts to throw out ...

A new lawsuit challenges Wisconsin's congressional district maps, claiming they are unconstitutional due to anti-competitive gerrymandering.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Cleanup is underway after a train derailment in Des Moines. Union Pacific tells KCCI the derailment happened around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at a rail yard near Dean Avenue.