Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern report solid profits as they make their case for their merger

Union Pacific delivered 7% growth in its third-quarter earnings Thursday as its CEO continues to make the case for the ...
Trains

Vena: Rivals fear strength of a combined Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern

Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena says shipper associations and other railroads have whipped up some whoppers about UP’s proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern — even before their merger application has ...
Daily Herald

A railway merger trifecta? What supersized UP/Norfolk Southern combo could mean

Here we go again. For the second time in recent years, two railroad titans are contemplating a marriage that could shake the freight landscape nationally and locally. Union Pacific Railroad and ...
Modesto Bee

Update: Pedestrian killed by Union Pacific freight train in south Modesto identified

A man was struck and killed by a Union Pacific freight train late Thursday morning in south Modesto, authorities said. The Stanislaus County Coroner’s Office identified the man as Brandon Pierce, 51, ...