Why a $200bn US rail megamerger could still hit the buffers
Deal between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would create first transcontinental operator in 200-year history of US rail
Deal between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would create first transcontinental operator in 200-year history of US rail

US rail merger could create first coast-to-coast freight service

Even the railroad barons never did this: an $85 billion merger stretching from coast to coast

Union Pacific to buy Norfolk in $85 billion mega U.S. railroad deal

Union Pacific to buy Norfolk Southern for $85bn

Combined operator would be the first to carry cargo from the west coast to the eastern seaboard on its own tracks

Freight groups warn the $250bn megamerger could raise prices and cut services

Brussels launches €345bn high-speed rail plan to compete with planes

South Western’s return to state ownership fails to provide quick fix as operator grapples with long-running issues

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Former politician Sally Gimson examines the blunders that led to the failure of one of Europe’s biggest infrastructure projects