Omaha officials share latest timeline for streetcar project, discuss ways to ensure safety for riders

Officials gave an update on the timeline for Omaha's streetcar project. At Tuesday's meeting, the Omaha Streetcar Authority ...
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Union Pacific’s Big Boy locomotive to return to the tracks next year

The CEO of Union Pacific told Trains.com late last week that the company plans to send the engine on a transcontinental trip.
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Union Pacific merger with Norfolk Southern would create a coast-to-coast rail system

Omaha-based Union Pacific Railroad’s announcement Tuesday that it is acquiring the Norfolk Southern Railway — a move that would create the first transcontinental, coast-to-coast rail system — drew ...

Union Pacific reports 7% higher profits as its CEO makes the case for Norfolk Southern merger

Union Pacific delivered 7% growth in its third-quarter earnings Thursday as its CEO continues to make the case for the ...
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Union Pacific moves to shift some North Platte train-crew jobs to Omaha area

Union Pacific Railroad wants to change the official home base of 80 North Platte-based engineers and conductors to the Omaha area. An Aug. 4 letter, sent six days after U.P. announced plans to merge ...

Biggest rail union joins others in endorsing Union Pacific merger but some still have reservations

The nation’s largest railroad union joined the list of companies endorsing Union Pacific’s proposed $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern Monday after securing ...