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From Lincoln’s dream to an $85 billion merger, the transcontinental railroad is back
The coastal rail giants say it would create 'the first transcontinental railroad in America' through an $82 billion deal.
America’s first transcontinental freight railroad is planned after a megamerger
Two of the largest US railroads, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, announced on Tuesday a plan to combine in a $72 billion ...
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Railroad merger unlikely to mean major changes in Ogden area
When the first transcontinental railroad was declared complete on May 10, 1869, its title was a bit of a misnomer. The ...
Skadden, Wachtell Guide Landmark $85B Railroad Merger
Union Pacific is acquiring Norfolk Southern Railroad, with the combination set to create America's first-ever ...