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America's first transcontinental freight railroad is planned after a megamerger

America's first transcontinental freight railroad is planned after a megamerger

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FacebookTweetLink Two of the largest US railroads, Union Pacific (UNP) and Norfolk Southern (NS), announced on Tuesday a plan to combine in a $72 billion deal that would create America's first transcontinental freight railroad.
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