If Union Pacific’s merger is approved, it could gain control of train operators who’ve been hauling freight across Chicago for more than a century.

You could say that Jim Vena’s latest salvo in the war of words over the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger was ...

BELLWOOD, Ill. (WLS) -- It's the type of crime that spans nearly two centuries, back when the railroad was first built: thieves stealing cargo from freight trains. A Union Pacific West freight train ...

Police were investigating Tuesday after a freight train was burglarized in west suburban Bellwood, Illinois. This is far from the first time such a thing has happened. CBS Skywatch was over the scene ...

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 ...

The agreement comes as Union Pacific seeks federal approval for its merger with Norfolk Southern railroad. Amtrak has settled a dispute with Union Pacific over delays to one of Amtrak’s long-distance ...

Union Pacific Railroad (NYSE:UNP) plans to launch a new, truck-competitive domestic intermodal service connecting Southern California's Inland Empire to Chicago. The service is expected to ...

At least 35 cars of a Union Pacific freight train derailed Tuesday near a small Texas town, officials said. No injuries were reported and no evacuations have been ordered following the afternoon ...

One person is dead and two others were injured Thursday morning when a Union Pacific freight train engine collided with a landscaping truck at the State Street crossing in Elgin. State Street in Elgin ...

Commuter service for thousands of Union Pacific riders is in jeopardy amid an impasse with the freight railroad over track usage, Metra leaders warned on Friday. Metra filed separate actions with the ...

A man was struck and killed by a Union Pacific freight train late Thursday morning in south Modesto, authorities said. The Stanislaus County Coroner’s Office identified the man as Brandon Pierce, 51, ...