KETV Omaha

The Union Pacific merger sparks local reaction and talks of Omaha economic impact

IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. AHEAD OF THE LOOMING TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD MERGER, UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD ANNOUNCED IT WILL REMAIN HEADQUARTERED HERE IN OMAHA. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S MADISON PERALES LEARNS ...

Union Pacific’s plan to add trains in the Chicago area raises alarms

In a merger application, the railroad plans to double the number of trains on a 2-mile stretch of track on Chicago’s West Side.
U.S. News & World Report

Union Pacific to Submit Papers for Mega Merger by End-November; Profit Tops Estimates

(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 ...
KSAT

Biggest rail union joins others in endorsing Union Pacific merger but some still have reservations

FILE - A maintenance worker walks past the company logo on the side of a locomotive in the Union Pacific Railroad fueling yard in north Denver, Oct. 18, 2006. (AP ...
Altoona Mirror

Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific ink $85 billion merger

Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena (left) sits with Norfolk Southern CEO Mark George as both men sign the agreement to merge the two railroads they lead on Monday in Omaha, Neb. Bill Sitzmann/Union Pacific ...
Chicago Tribune

Union Pacific says rail merger could unclog Chicago. Critics worry about costs and traffic tie-ups.

Union Pacific says the $85 billion merger would serve the public interest and win federal approval by unclogging Chicago, the cradle of American railroading and still its biggest and most notorious ...
Law

Union Pacific's Top Rival Tries to Derail UP's $85B Norfolk Southern Purchase

"The stakes for shippers nationwide could not be higher,” BNSF Railway Chief Legal Officer Jill Mulligan wrote in a petition accusing Union Pacific of breaking past promises to protect competition.
Transport Topics

Biggest Rail Union Endorses Union Pacific Acquisition

OMAHA, Neb. — The nation’s largest railroad union joined the list of companies endorsing Union Pacific’s proposed $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern on Sept. 22 after securing promises to ...
Business Wire

Union Pacific Working with Short Line Railroads to Expand Businesses’ Access to Rail

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Union Pacific Railroad announced today it has added 15 new Focus Sites across eight states to its network, with 12 of those sites located on short line railroads that ...
Seeking Alpha

Union Pacific: A Solid Defensive Railroad Play, But Returns Likely To Track The Market

Union Pacific is rated Hold with a $253 price target, implying 10% upside but benchmark-like returns. UNP operates at premium margins and maintains a shareholder-friendly capital allocation via ...
Reuters

Union Pacific to submit papers for mega merger by end-November; profit tops estimates

Oct 23 (Reuters) - Union Pacific (UNP.N), opens new tab said it expects to submit papers for its $85 billion merger with Norfolk Southern (NSC.N), opens new tab to a regulator as soon as end-November, ...