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

As America prepares for its 250th birthday in 2026, the “America250” commemoration invites us to re-examine our national ...

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. NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — If an $85 billion merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Railroads is ultimately approved, it would ...

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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...