Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern announce merger creating America's first transcontinental railroad

Client(s) Union Pacific Railroad Company

Jones Day is assisting Union Pacific Railroad Company with the antitrust aspects of its $85 billion merger with Norfolk Southern. If approved by regulators, the transaction will create America's first transcontinental railroad—a coast-to-coast network that will span more than 50,000 miles, serve 43 states from the East Coast to the West Coast, and link approximately 100 ports and reach nearly every corner of North America.