Two of the largest US railroads, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, announced on Tuesday a plan to combine in a $72 billion deal that would create America’s first transcontinental freight railroad.

Harper's Weekly reported on the progress of the transcontinental railroad throughout its construction. These excerpts, organized chronologically, report on conflicts with Native Americans, the terms ...

Knight-Swift Transportation (CCJ Top 250, No. 4), on Tuesday voiced its support for a proposed merger between Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Corporation. The largest full-truckload ...

OMAHA, Neb. – Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are in merger talks to create the largest railroad in North America that would connect the East and West Coasts. The merger discussions began during ...