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 ...
Trains on MSN

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern detail merger-related corridor upgrades

A Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger will lead to higher daily train counts on some key corridors as the railroads tie ...
Trains

Trains’ top stories of 2025: No. 1, the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger

Union Pacific’s proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern — an $85 billion deal that would create the first U.S.
Daily Herald

‘It’s the unknown:’ Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern seek mega merger as suburbs consider consequences

Railroad giants Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern formally sought federal approval Friday for a seismic merger that would change how freight moves across the region and continent. “This is huge,” the ...
WFMZ-TV

2 big rail unions oppose $85B Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger over safety and cost concerns

FILE - A Norfolk Southern freight train passes through Homestead, Pa., March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File) FILE - A Norfolk Southern freight train passes through Homestead, Pa., March 12, ...
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 ...