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A Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern combination would redraw the railroad map
Combining Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern into the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S. would create a 52,215-mile colossus that could offer seamless service from coast to coast, bypassing longtime interchange choke points in Chicago and at gateways along the Mississippi River. The two railroads confirmed today that they are in advanced merger discussions. The [...]Read More...
The railroad would stretch from Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles to the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Atlanta, and Jacksonville, Fla., with lines blanketing the country’s midsection from the Twin Cities, Detroit, and Chicago to Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and the Mexican border. Some intermodal and carload growth could come from the so-called watershed area, which involves origins and destinations within a few hundred miles of the Mississippi River, the de facto dividing line between the Eastern and Western railroads. Winners might be Kansas City, Memphis, and the Shreveport gateway — which links UP to NS via the CPKC-NS Meridian Speedway joint venture — and ties together the fast-growing Southwest and Southeast regions.
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