Union Pacific appears to be using a familiar playbook that large, publicly traded companies trot out when considering mergers ...

Union Pacific currently has a market value of about $140 billion, while Norfolk Southern is valued at around $60 billion.

Merger talk is swirling around Union Pacific Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp., in a deal that could create a railroad mega-carrier and a huge transcontinental network spanning the U.S.

Shares of Norfolk Southern rose in late trading after The Wall Street Journal reported that Union Pacific was in early-stage talks to buy its smaller rival. Norfolk Southern's stock was recently up 4% ...

Norfolk Southern (NSC) is reportedly engaged in merger discussions with Union Pacific, potentially creating the largest railroad in North America. This speculative news could be one factor in the ...

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