Union Pacific and Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern confirmed Thursday that they are in merger talks that would create a single U.S railroad with service stretching from the East to the West Coast.
The Associated Press reported last week that the companies were discussing a tie-up but neither company confirmed until Thursday morning.
The potential merger would combine the largest and smallest of the country’s six major freight railroads.
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