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Today — 20 December 2025Main stream

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Try Making Their Case for a Merger

20 December 2025 at 02:01
Regulators will decide whether a merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would improve shipment times or stifle competition. A decision is expected in 2027.

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

If the merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern goes through, it would put about 40 percent of the nation’s rail freight in the hands of one railroad.
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