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.
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. Vena’s ...
The rapid expansion of America's railroad system in the 1800s and early 1900s was driven largely by a small group of powerful businessmen. Here we profile 12 of the most influential railroad magnates ...
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