Brazil launched the five-year study into the project's feasibility with the support of China.

Between 1863 and 1869, the first transcontinental line, known as the Pacific Railroad, was built in the United States. The line ran from Omaha, Nebraska, to Sacramento, California, and carried ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Union Pacific is seeking to buy Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal that would create the first transcontinental railroad in ...

The Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Railroads announce plans to create the first transcontinental railroad. (Courtesy of Norfolk Southern) Omaha-based Union Pacific Railroad’s announcement Tuesday ...

This week marks 163 years since Cruz first broke ground on the first transcontinental railroad, and it all started here in what's now old Sacramento. And joining us this morning, we have Ty Smith from ...

The Union Pacific Railroad announced last week in a press release that it has reached an $85 billion agreement to acquire rival Norfolk Southern, creating what will be the first coast-to-coast freight ...

(CNN) — Two of the largest US railroads, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, announced on Tuesday a plan to combine in a $72 billion deal that would create America’s first transcontinental freight ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific is seeking 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 ...

President Trump’s focus on reshoring industry and putting American workers first is laying the foundation for a long-awaited manufacturing revival. His agenda is clear: rebuild the industrial might of ...

A new agreement between two railroad giants, Union Pacific Corporation and Norfolk Southern Corporation, will create America’s first transcontinental railroad, to be called the Union Pacific ...

Union Pacific is seeking to buy Norfolk Southern in a deal valued at $85 billion in a merger that could trigger the final wave of railroad mergers across the country.The merger would create the first ...