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Union Pacific, Wabtec sign $1.2 billion deal for locomotive modernizations

PITTSBURGH — Union Pacific and Wabtec have signed a $1.2 billion agreement to modernize UP AC4400 locomotives, which Wabtec ...
Chicago Tribune

Union Pacific says rail merger could unclog Chicago. Critics worry about costs and traffic tie-ups.

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 Gazette

Biggest rail union joins others in endorsing Union Pacific merger

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. OMAHA, Neb. — The nation's largest railroad union joined the list of companies endorsing Union Pacific's ...
Chicago Tribune

Union Pacific’s plan to add trains in the Chicago area raises alarms

To make money on its proposed cross-country railroad, Union Pacific plans to double the number of trains on a 2-mile stretch of track on Chicago’s West Side where workers still throw switches by hand ...