JMU expert can discuss proposed Norfolk Southern merger with Union Pacific

JMU expert can discuss proposed Norfolk Southern merger with Union Pacific

Harrisonburg, Virginia, Oct. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As Norfolk Southern continues talks to merge with Union Pacific, one of the nation’s largest West Coast railroads, the...

Next steps in Norfolk Southern sale to Union Pacific will be contentious ... and are now

The largest railroad merger in U.S. history was announced less than three months ago, and opposition has begun. On July 29, 2025, Union Pacific Corp. announced it had agreed to buy Norfolk Southern Corp. in a deal valued at $85 billion. If the shareholders of the two companies vote to approve the acquisition, Union Pacific will file paperwork with the Surface Transportation Board for its approval. Union Pacific says the STB review could take 16 …