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 ...

As Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads’ seismic merger proposal awaits federal consideration, suburbs most affected by the plan aren’t sitting on the sidelines. Seven municipalities crossed ...

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 investigation into the crash is ongoing, and the NTSB said it must still review Union Pacific's operating rules, policies, and training, as well as the train detection technology at the crossing.

A freight train derailed in the south suburbs Thursday morning. The train derailment occurred around 6:45 a.m. in the area of 141st Street and Western Avenue in Dolton near Posen, officials said.

Railroad giants Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern formally sought federal approval Friday for a seismic merger that would change how freight moves across the region and continent. “This is huge,” the ...