WASHINGTON — The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers has joined labor unions opposing the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger, the union said today (Oct. 6). “The burden of railroad ...

Norfolk Southern CEO Mark George (left) and Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena (center) talk with Trains Editor Bill Stephens during the Future of Rail Symposium on July 28, 2026. Screenshot from Firecrown ...

BNSF and Union Pacific trains meet at the Santa Fe Junction Flyover in Kansas City, Mo., in 2018. In a new statement BNSF CEO Katie Farmer remains critical of the UP-Norfolk Southern merger. Steve ...

The NFU said it is calling on the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to reject railroads’ application, which was submitted to ...

Two major railroad unions are on opposite sides of the debate over a merger that would create the United States’ first transcontinental single-line freight railroad. As the proposed $85 billion merger ...

The debate over the proposed Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger increasingly involves economic theory. That is appropriate. But eventually economic theory must meet commercial reality. A recent ...

The proposed merger of two railroad titans will not only put more freight trains in the suburbs and Chicago, it could spike delays at more than 50 crossings, hamper Metra service and impact air ...

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific struck a deal with Canadian National to secure that rival’s support for its proposed $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern railroad. The deal to create the nation’s ...

Norfolk Southern stock is backed by more than 500 customers supporting its planned merger with Union Pacific as of September 19, 2026. The shares stand on a market capitalization of about USD 70.56 ...

Not surprisingly, opponents of the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger remain unmoved by the two railroads' latest regulatory filing addressing plans for their union. BNSF CEO Katie Farmer and the ...