America’s first transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869, born of the Pacific Railway Act that President Abraham ...

The World Grew Smaller One day later, the first transcontinental freight train rumbled out of California on its way to the east coast. It carried in its hold an emissary of the Asian markets: a ...

As white explorers and settlers entered Western territory, they disrupted a centuries-old culture — that of the Plains Indians.

Union Pacific (UNP) and Norfolk Southern (NSC) formally resubmitted their merger filing to the Surface Transportation Board on Thursday. The companies noted that the deal would create America's first ...

Union Pacific seeks to acquire Norfolk Southern in an $85 billion deal creating a transcontinental railroad, but some labor ...

Union Pacific's $85B acquisition of Norfolk Southern creates the first U.S. transcontinental railroad, unlocking major synergies and cost savings. The deal offers Norfolk Southern investors a 15% ...

KINSHASA, DR Congo, Sep 10 2002 (IPS) - The 130 year-old dream of linking Africa with a transcontinental railway is moving closer to reality as transportation ministers from over 50 African countries ...

A new agreement between two railroad giants, Union Pacific Corporation and Norfolk Southern Corporation, will create America’s first transcontinental railroad, to be called the Union Pacific ...

Union Pacific is set to acquire Norfolk Southern (NSC), creating the first transcontinental railroad giant and fundamentally shifting US rail transport. The merger offers UNP significant competitive ...

Archaeologists from the Utah State Historic Preservation Office have uncovered the first Chinese house for transcontinental railroad workers in the U.S. during an excavation of a ghost town in Terrace ...

CSX (NasdaqGS:CSX) plans to seek broad access rights if the proposed Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern transcontinental merger proceeds. The freight carrier intends to request entry to pivotal ...