Critics warn rail merger would give Union Pacific unprecedented role in Chicago and more control of industry

If Union Pacific’s merger is approved, it could gain control of train operators who’ve been hauling freight across Chicago ...
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 ...
WSAZ

Union Pacific and Norfolk seek to be first to control transcontinental railroad through massive merger

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific wants to buy Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal that would create the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S, potentially triggering a final wave of rail ...
Wane

Union Pacific and Norfolk seek 1st transcontinental railroad through a massive merger

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific wants to buy Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal that would create the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S, and potentially trigger a final wave of rail ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Union Pacific and Norfolk seek 1st transcontinental railroad through a massive merger

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