Despite a declaration from President Abraham Lincoln that Council Bluffs was to be the eastern end for the Union Pacific, ...

Between 1863 and 1869, the first transcontinental line, known as the Pacific Railroad, was built in the United States. The line ran from Omaha, Nebraska, to Sacramento, California, and carried ...

Union Pacific is well-positioned to deliver good results despite tariff uncertainty. The company has an impressive track record of handling economic slowdowns, thanks to its high margins and return on ...

The speculation is over: Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern at 7:00 AM EDT announced their agreement to, in a combined cash and stock transaction valued at more than $250 billion, merge and create the ...

OMAHA, Neb. — The nation’s largest railroad union joined the list of companies endorsing Union Pacific’s proposed $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern on Sept. 22 after securing promises to ...

On the surface, this may seem like a win-win for Americans. A video on Union Pacific’s website says the merger would create the first transcontinental railroad, which middle-school history teachers ...

Shareholders of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern backed the railroads’ proposed $85 billion merger to create the nation’s first coast-to-coast rail network. Roughly 99% of both railroads’ ...

FILE - A maintenance worker walks past the company logo on the side of a locomotive in the Union Pacific Railroad fueling yard in north Denver, Oct. 18, 2006. (AP ...

OMAHA, Neb. & INDEPENDENCE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers – Transportation Division (SMART-TD), the nation’s largest ...