The merger would create the United States’ first coast-to-coast rail network, spanning 50,000 miles and 43 states.

Union Pacific offers $20 billion cash and one share of its stock to buy Norfolk Southern Tuesday in a merger that could trigger the final wave of railroad mergers across the country.

Union Pacific está interesado en comprar Norfolk Southern en un acuerdo valorado en 85.000 millones de dólares, en una fusión que