Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Confirm Merger Talks

Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern said to be nearing a cash and stock merger deal

Union Pacific nearing agreement to buy Norfolk Southern Bloomberg reports

(Reuters) -Union Pacific, the largest U.S. railroad operator, could reach an agreement to acquire rival Norfolk Southern as soon as early next week, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Union Pacific Is Said to Near Deal for Norfolk Southern

Union Pacific Corp. could reach an agreement to acquire Norfolk Southern Corp. and create a transcontinental rail behemoth as soon as early next week, people familiar with the matter said.

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern confirm merger talks

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-Norfolk Southern Merger Could Start Rail Trend

Analysts have speculated that a Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern tie-up could leave the next-biggest companies in the industry — BNSF and CSX — to at least consider their own combinations.