SWEETWATER COUNTY — The completion of the Union Pacific’s transcontinental railroad in 1869 created a voracious demand for coal, and the immense Rock Springs Coal Field, which passed beneath and ...

() – Several major coal producers and power industry groups are urging federal regulators to approve the proposed Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger.

(Reuters) -Union Pacific said it expects to submit papers for its $85 billion merger with Norfolk Southern to a regulator as soon as end-November, after the railroad operator on Thursday topped Wall ...

Union Pacific's $85B acquisition of Norfolk Southern creates the first U.S. transcontinental railroad, unlocking major synergies and cost savings. The deal offers Norfolk Southern investors a 15% ...

State water experts see no immediate risk to drinking water from a train derailment that sent a Union Pacific locomotive into the Gunnison River earlier this week. In total, two locomotives and five ...