Union Pacific, Norfolk to merge, create America’s first coast-to-coast railroad: What to know

The projected merger connected Tuesday of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would make the archetypal coast-to-coast railroad successful the United States that would beryllium controlled by a azygous entity. The deal, valued astatine $85 billion, plans to link 50,000 miles of tracks spanning crossed 43 states and the District of Columbia. The leaders hailing the…