Rail Merger Could Make First Transcontinental Railroad Under a Single BrandVideo: Rail Merger Could Make First Transcontinental Railroad Under a Single Brand
Rail giants Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have agreed to a merger valued at $85 billion. If approved, the two companies would come together under the Union Pacific label, control over 50,000 miles of track in 43 states and be the first transcontinental railroad in U.S. history under a single brand.