Union Pacific in mega US railroad merger talks with rival Norfolk

With mega-mergers planned, US railroads face all-out attack on jobs and safety

As the carriers plan two significant mergers, the leadership of the rail unions is collaborating with management to withhold information and divide workers.

Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern confirm merger talks to create coast to coast railroad

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are confirming they’re in merger talks that would create North America’s largest railroad, stretching service from East to West Coasts. The Associated Press reported last week that the companies were discussing a tie-up but neither…

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern in merger talks to create coast-to-coast railroad

There's widespread debate over whether such a merger would be approved by U.S. regulators, which have established a high bar for consolidation in the crucial industry.

Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern confirm merger talks to create coast-to-coast U.S. railroad

Potential deal would combine the largest and smallest of the country’s six major freight railroads

The forces of FOMO are strong in the US railroad industry

Liz’s viewWarren Buffett once quipped that CEOs and M&A are like teenagers and sex: Neither needs much encouragement. There are no Harvard Business School endowed chairs for deals done.The forces of FOMO are especially intense in what I’ll call “regulatory last-call” industries. It’s late at the bar, the pickings are slim, and the bouncer is standing cross-armed by the door. These are heavily regulated industries that are immune to startup compe…