By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday criticized Union Pacific's plan to acquire Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal that would create the first U.

The merger would create the United States’ first coast-to-coast rail network, spanning 50,000 miles and 43 states.

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