2 big rail unions oppose $85B Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger over safety and cost concerns

The proposed $85 billion merger of the Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads has lost the support of two unions that ...

Is Union Pacific’s Proposed Merger the Best Way to Speed Up Deliveries?

By joining forces with Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific says it can reduce delays at Midwest interchanges, but critics say it ...
Hoodline

No Injuries Reported as Over a Dozen Rail Cars Derail in Colfax, CA, Union Pacific Launches Investigation

Over a dozen Union Pacific rail cars derailed in Colfax, California, with no injuries or hazardous spills reported.

Train cars derailed in Placer County, says Union Pacific

Approximately 13 train cars derailed in Colfax early this morning, said Union Pacific. According to the railroad, the cars derailed at about 3:20 AM near State Highway 174 and Narrow Gauge Road. No ...
Logistics Management

Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger filing with the STB is delayed delayed until mid-December

AI-driven digital freight matching platforms are transforming the brokerage landscape, helping shippers and carriers automate workflows, boost utilization, and navigate the lingering freight recession ...
CCJ

Historic rail merger draws ire of competitor

The merger of rail giants Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Corporation is drawing the ire of BNSF Railway, which on Monday filed a petition with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) requesting the ...
Omaha.com

Omaha leaders seek sale of former Union Pacific headquarters site back to UP for $7 million

Ownership of the long-vacant site of the former Union Pacific Railroad headquarters in downtown Omaha may be about to come full circle. A look at the site of the former Union Pacific Headquarters at ...
AG Week

Federal board urged to look closely at proposed merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Railroad

Sugarbeet cooperatives American Crystal Sugar Co. and Minn-Dak Farmers Co-op are among members of the agricultural industry that are endorsing an effort by Sens. John Hoeven and Amy Klobuchar to take ...
Logistics Management

Proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger draws praise, skepticism ahead of STB Filing

With an expected December 1 date for the application regarding the historic $85 billion proposed merger between Class I railroad carriers Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, there was no shortage of ...
trains

BNSF questions Union Pacific’s compliance with Southern Pacific merger conditions

WASHINGTON — BNSF Railway has revived its efforts to serve a pair of quarries located on Union Pacific trackage in Texas and Arkansas. UP and Southern Pacific served the locations prior to UP’s 1996 ...
nebraska

Union Pacific and Boilermakers union secure job protection in historic merger deal

OMAHA, Neb. — The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (IBB) and Union Pacific Railroad have reached a landmark agreement ensuring job security for union employees amid the merger of Union ...
RealClearMarkets

Union Pacific/Norfolk Southern Merger Will Make U.S. Logistics Faster, Cheaper, and Globally Competitive

Earlier this year two of America’s largest railroads – Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern – announced their intention to merge. If approved by the government, the combined entity would establish the ...