The Pilot

Amazon Facility Operational Heading Into the Holidays

The 2025 holiday shopping season is down to its final days. In Southern Pines, that coincides with the opening of a ...

Navy recovers helicopter, Super Hornet lost from Nimitz in South China Sea

The incidents of losing the two aircraft from the USS Nimitz while the Bremerton-based aircraft carrier operated in the South China Sea in October remain under investigation.
Trains

UP now expects to file NS merger application around Dec. 16

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern now expect to file their merger application with federal regulators around Dec. 16, two weeks later than they had originally hoped. UP CEO Jim ...
Boston Herald

Shareholders of Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern support $85 billion rail merger

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Shareholders of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern backed the railroads’ proposed $85 billion merger to create the nation’s first coast-to-coast rail network. Logo blowup hits ...
WDBJ

Merger approved by shareholders between Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific

ATLANTA, Ga. (WDBJ/Norfolk Southern Release) - Norfolk Southern has announced its shareholders have voted, with nearly 99% of the shares cast in favor, to approve its previously announced merger with ...
AOL

Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger draws more support as critics push back

(The Center Square) – Support is growing for the proposed merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern as federal regulators continue reviewing what would become the first transcontinental ...
Townhall

Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern Merger May Not Be the Best Idea

On the surface, this may seem like a win-win for Americans. A video on Union Pacific’s website says the merger would create the first transcontinental railroad, which middle-school history teachers ...
Seeking Alpha

Marrying Two Opposites: Union Pacific And Norfolk Southern

The proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger promises significant synergies, especially by targeting truck market share and unlocking new intermodal growth opportunities. Despite management's ...
Wall Street Journal

CPKC Opposes Union Pacific’s Merger with Norfolk Southern

CPKC was the result of a merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern in 2023. (Mauricio Palos/Bloomberg News) Freight railroad Canadian Pacific Kansas City opposes Union Pacific’s and ...
Newsday

CSX railroad's merger prospects derail as BNSF and CPKC make clear they aren't interested in a deal

OMAHA, Neb. — The prospects for additional consolidation in the rail industry derailed this week when both of CSX's potential partners said they weren't interested in a deal. Investors widely ...
Law

Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern Must Prove $85B Rail Merger Would Boost Competition

Union Pacific's proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern would connect more than 50,000 miles of rail across 43 states, creating the nation’s first intercontinental railroad. Union Pacific's proposed ...