BELLWOOD, Ill. (WLS) -- It's the type of crime that spans nearly two centuries, back when the railroad was first built: thieves stealing cargo from freight trains. A Union Pacific West freight train ...

The proposed $85 billion merger of the Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads has lost the support of two of their ...

As fans of “The Gilded Age” know, great fortunes were made by building railroads across the width of the USA. Chicago, of course, was the epicenter of all that. Celebrities going from New York to ...

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 railroad.

Union Pacific says the $85 billion merger would serve the public interest and win federal approval by unclogging Chicago, the cradle of American railroading and still its biggest and most notorious ...

The agreement comes as Union Pacific seeks federal approval for its merger with Norfolk Southern railroad. Amtrak has settled a dispute with Union Pacific over delays to one of Amtrak’s long-distance ...

Police were investigating Tuesday after a freight train was burglarized in west suburban Bellwood, Illinois. This is far from the first time such a thing has happened. CBS Skywatch was over the scene ...

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Approximately 13 train cars derailed in Colfax early this morning, said Union Pacific. According to the railroad, the cars derailed at about 3:20 AM near State Highway 174 and Narrow Gauge Road. No ...