Summary
Two big U.S. railroad companies, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, have plans to merge. If they do, it would create the first coast-to-coast freight railroad in the country.
Key Facts
- Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are two major railroad companies in the U.S.
- They have announced plans to merge into one company.
- This merger would create the first coast-to-coast freight railroad in the U.S.
- Freight railroads move goods across the country.
- The merger would combine the rail networks of both companies.
