According to Union Pacific, eight Big Boy engines remain in existence, but only No. 4014 continues to operate. The seven ...

Big Boy is 133 feet long and weighs 1.2 million pounds, requiring a “hinged” frame to help it get around curves.

Big Boy is 133 feet long and weighs 1.2 million pounds, requiring a "hinged" frame to help it get around curves.

A sprawling, master-planned industrial park served by rail is slated for development outside of southwest Houston. Union Pacific Railroad announced plans to develop Mainline Texas Industrial Park ...

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 ...

OMAHA — The proposed $85 billion merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads has lost the support of two unions that represent more than half their workers over concerns it will jeopardize ...

Union Pacific UNP-3.91%decrease; red down pointing triangle and Norfolk Southern NSC-2.42%decrease; red down pointing triangle filed an application with the Surface Transportation Board requesting ...

A Union Pacific freight train travels along the tracks in Eloy, Ariz., on April 17. Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena has argued that creating a railroad that stretches from coast to coast would be good for ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. OMAHA, Neb. — The proposed $85 billion merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads has lost ...