April 9, 2026 | News, NS, Teamsters Rail Conference, Top News, UP, UP-NS Merger
On April 7, leaders of the Teamsters Rail Conference met in New York City with Wall Street analysts and investors who study the Class I railroad industry to discuss potential ramifications of the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger and the Teamsters Rail...
February 16, 2026 | News, NS, Top News, UP, UP-NS Merger
A February 4 letter co-signed by 47 Republican members of Congress urges the Surface Transportation Board to conduct a “rigorous and comprehensive” review of proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger. The Representatives said that if STB cannot ensure that the...
February 5, 2026 | Headlines, Quarterly Income, UP
(Source: Union Pacific press release, January 27, 2026) Union Pacific Corporation reported 2025 fourth quarter and full year results on January 27, 2026. Highlights included: Fourth quarter diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $3.11 and adjusted diluted EPS* of $2.86...
January 26, 2026 | News, NS, STB, Top News, UP, UP-NS Merger
In a unanimous decision announced on January 16, the Surface Transportation Board rejected the merger application filed by Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern as “incomplete.” The STB said the merger application does not contain certain information required by the...
December 19, 2025 | CPKC, DOT, Mexico, News, Top News, UP
Today, on an issue of importance to BLET members and following direct outreach from BLET National President Mark Wallace, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced that the Federal Railroad Administration is cracking down on the cross-border train...
December 18, 2025 | Headlines, NS, UP, UP-NS Merger
(Source: Associated Press, December 17, 2025) The proposed $85 billion merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads has lost the support of two unions that represent more than half their workers over concerns it will jeopardize safety and jobs, raise...
December 17, 2025 | News, NS, Top News, UP, UP-NS Merger
Today, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division representing 53 percent of the unionized workforce at the Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Corporation, announced their opposition to the...
November 17, 2025 | News, NS, Top News, UP
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported in a Sunday front page story that in the aftermath of the devastating 2023 East Palestine chemical spill and fire, Norfolk Southern invested hundreds of millions of dollars to boost safety through improved training programs,...
November 14, 2025 | Headlines, NS, STB, UP
(Source: Associated Press, November 14, 2025) Shareholders of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern backed the railroads’ proposed $85 billion merger to create the nation’s first coast-to-coast rail network.Roughly 99% of both railroads’ shareholders voted to support the...
October 24, 2025 | Headlines, Quarterly Income, UP
(Source: Union Pacific press release, October 23, 2025) Union Pacific Corporation reported 2025 third quarter net income of $1.8 billion, or $3.01 per diluted share. Results include merger costs of $41 million, or $0.07 per diluted share. Adjusted 2025 third quarter...
