The blockbuster deal raises the odds that Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, which owns the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad, ...

Acquiring CSX would be expensive for Berkshire, but it would still be accretive to its earnings, one analyst calculated.

BNSF is already trailing Union Pacific in profitability, so the last thing it needs is to worsen its competitive position.

Union Pacific acquires Norfolk Southern, forming the first U.S. transcontinental railroad. Read the latest stock analysis on ...

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Now that Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) and Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) have confirmed they are in advanced merger talks, all eyes are on CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) and whether it might also consider a merger.

The merger would create the United States’ first coast-to-coast rail network, spanning 50,000 miles and 43 states.

Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena, who would lead the combined company, said the expanded railroad will more seamlessly get steel ...

Stagnant volumes that have shifted to the trucking sector over the years appear to support the arguments for railroad ...

CSX Corporation has become a focal point of merger speculation as industry consolidation gains momentum in the U.S. railroad sector. The company's stock is attracting investor attention following ...

Union Pacific offers $20 billion cash and one share of its stock to buy Norfolk Southern Tuesday in a merger that could ...