Last month, Union Pacific said it would buy smaller rival Norfolk Southern in an $85 billion deal to create the first U.S.

Union Pacific said on Tuesday it would buy smaller rival Norfolk Southern in an $85 billion deal to create the first U.S.

Operating revenue grew 2% over last year, to $6.2 billion, the company said. Union Pacific shares fell 2% just at the opening bell Thursday, to $226.70 each.

The proposed merger on Tuesday of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would create the first coast-to-coast railroad in the United States that would be controlled by a single entity. The deal, ...

Union Pacific's adjusted profit grew to $1.8 billion in the second quarter as merger rumors to swirl around the nation’s largest railroad By The Associated Press July 24, 2025, 5:08 AM 1:15 ...

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern confirmed that they are in “advanced” merger talks that would create a single U.S railroad with service stretching from the East to the West Coast.

Union Pacific shares rose about 1% before the bell, to $233.30 each. They had slumped to around $208 in early April, their lowest level of 2025, as President Donald Trump rolled out sweeping ...