Union Pacific UNPis in talks to buy Norfolk Southern NSC to form a transcontinental line, the Wall Street Journal reported ...

Merger talk is swirling around Union Pacific Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp., in a deal that could create a railroad mega-carrier and a huge transcontinental network spanning the U.S.

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are in merger talks to create the largest railroad in North America that ...