The analysis revealed a recurring cycle of industry opposition, FRA inaction, congressional capitulation and tragedy.

Union Pacific Railroad said Big Boy No. 4014 will return to the rails in a "big way" in honor of America's 250th anniversary ...

Big Boy is 133 feet long and weighs 1.2 million pounds, requiring a "hinged" frame to help it get around curves.

Big Boy is 133 feet long and weighs 1.2 million pounds, requiring a “hinged” frame to help it get around curves.

The incident happened just before 5 p.m. on the tracks along Highway 273 near South Bonnyview Road. Redding police said the ...

WASHINGTON — Union Pacific Corp. (UP) and Norfolk Southern Corp. filed a nearly 7,000-page application with the US Surface Transportation Board on Dec. 19 requesting approval to merge the companies ...

Dec 22 (Reuters) - A rail workers' union on Monday opposed Union Pacific's (UNP.N), opens new tab proposed $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern (NSC.N), opens new tab, warning that the deal ...

Dec 22 (Reuters) - A rail workers' ‌union on Monday opposed ‌Union Pacific's proposed $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern, warning that the deal could undermine safety and impact ‍the ...

An attempt to create the nation’s first coast-to-coast railroad merger is underway, as leaders from the Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific officially filed paperwork Friday and are now making their ...

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 ...

OMAHA, Neb. — The 6,692-page merger application that Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern submitted to federal regulators last week underscores the benefits of the first U.S. transcontinental merger, UP ...

Norfolk Southern Corp. and Union Pacific Corp. filed an application Dec. 19 with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) requesting approval to combine the two railroads. “This combination will bring ...