Union Pacific Corp. is nearing an agreement for a stock-and-cash deal for Norfolk Southern Corp. that would value the smaller rival at about $320 a share, people familiar with the matter said, in what ...

A deal would shift container market leadership from BNSF to UP-NS, raising pressure on the former to seek out its own ...

Groups representing rail shippers say they would be opposed to the creation of a transcontinental railroad in the U.S., arguing that further consolidation in the industry would reduce their ...

Union Pacific Corp. could reach an agreement to acquire Norfolk Southern Corp. and create a transcontinental rail behemoth as ...

A Bloomberg report, citing people familiar with the matter, noted an agreement could be reached as soon as this week, adding, ...

A stat in a Schneider news release caught my eye earlier this month: Overall cross-border intermodal volume between the U.S. and Mexico was up 17% last year. Impressive, yes. But what jumped off the ...

Question: Where’s the belief in growth? Our State of the Rails chart (bottom) is starting to look good, and we show a ...

Big Four railroads BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern (NS) and Union Pacific have been awarded summary judgment by the United States ...

The business news last week was the announcement of a potential merger of two giant railroads. Union Pacific is considering acquiring or merging with Norfolk Southern. This could have potential impact ...