Shipping containers parked at the Union Pacific Railroad intermodal facility in Commerce, Calif., on April 16, 2025. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
Union Pacific Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. are now officially merging to create the nation’s first transnational railroad.
The new entity will connect more than 50,000 route miles across 43 states, from the East Coast to the West Coast, linking approximately 100 ports and reaching nearly every corner of North America, the companies said. It aims to better integrate the U.S. supply chain, boost American manufacturing, and create new sources of economic growth and workforce opportunities that preserve union jobs.
