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.

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Among the hundreds of bills passed by the state Legislature this session was one sponsored by freshman Sen. Adrian Cortes, ...

Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) is one of the best railroad stocks to buy according to analysts. On March 19, Evercore ...

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Two of the largest U.S. 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.