NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — If an $85 billion merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Railroads is ultimately approved, it would result in the first singularly owned transcontinental railroad in the ...

Norfolk's Wabash line could be a 'real benefit' for Union Pacific, as it could help bypass eastbound traffic around Chicago, Raymond James says Merger talk is swirling around Union Pacific Corp. and ...

Besides leading Norfolk & Western Railway from 1970 to 1981, John P. Fishwick also was active in civic affairs, leaving his imprint on downtown Roanoke as one of the founders of Center in the Square.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific wants to buy Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal that would create the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S, and potentially trigger a final wave of rail ...

Norfolk Southern will rebuild a key section of track east of Asheville, officials confirmed Tuesday. The plan may pave the way for the eventual return of passenger rail service to western North ...

STAUNTON, Va. (WDBJ) - A partnership between the Virginia Scenic Railway, The Virginia Museum of Transportation, Inc., the Steam Railroading Institute and the Virginia Mechanical Preservation Society ...

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A potential transcontinental railroad tie-up could take some Lowcountry history along for the ride. Last week, Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific confirmed earlier speculation that they’ve been in ...

ROANOKE, Va. – Although most 21st-century visitors arrive here by car, this town in Virginia’s magnificent Blue Ridge Mountains (visitroanokeva.com), about a six-hour drive from Columbus, retains many ...