Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Will Chicago see fewer freight trains after the megamerger of Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific?

As fans of “The Gilded Age” know, great fortunes were made by building railroads across the width of the USA. Chicago, of course, was the epicenter of all that. Celebrities going from New York to ...
Hoodline

Pre-Dawn Train Tangle Near Colfax Knocks 13 Cars Off the Rails

An early-morning scare on the tracks near Colfax sent about 13 Union Pacific freight cars off the rails just before dawn ...
Lawrence Journal-World

Shareholders of Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern support $85 billion rail merger

FILE - A Union Pacific freight train travels along the tracks April 17, 2025, in Eloy, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) OMAHA, Neb. — Shareholders of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern backed ...
WPLG

Union Pacific reports 7% higher profits as its CEO makes the case for Norfolk Southern merger

Union Pacific FILE - A Union Pacific freight train idles on the track as it waits to continue moving, Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Red Rock, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D ...
Chicago Tribune

Union Pacific says rail merger could unclog Chicago. Critics worry about costs and traffic tie-ups.

Union Pacific says the $85 billion merger would serve the public interest and win federal approval by unclogging Chicago, the cradle of American railroading and still its biggest and most notorious ...

Train cars derailed in Placer County, says Union Pacific

Approximately 13 train cars derailed in Colfax early this morning, said Union Pacific. According to the railroad, the cars derailed at about 3:20 AM near State Highway 174 and Narrow Gauge Road. No ...