Chicago Tribune

Union Pacific’s plan to add trains in the Chicago area raises alarms

To make money on its proposed cross-country railroad, Union Pacific plans to double the number of trains on a 2-mile stretch of track on Chicago’s West Side where workers still throw switches by hand ...
Business Wire

Creating America’s First Transcontinental Railroad: Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern’s Amended STB Merger Application Estimates Shippers Will Save $3.5 Billion Annually

OMAHA, Neb. & ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) and Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today submitted an amended merger application to the Surface Transportation ...