Union Pacific Makes Case for $85B Norfolk Southern Deal

“Fox Business reports Union Pacific's CEO is renewing his case for the eighty-five billion dollar merger.” — Lola Cruz, on air

On air: Hank Ledger on Market Hours
Published 1:02 PM ET, Tuesday, October 6, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Fox Business: “Union Pacific CEO makes case for $85B Norfolk Southern merger amid pushback”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 1:02 PM ET on Market Hours, by Hank Ledger; aired 2 times.
Topics: Pacific, CEO.
BBN covered this story before: Pacific Leaders Say Fossil Fuel Deal Not Up for Renegotiation (October 6).

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Fox BusinessUnion Pacific CEO makes case for $85B Norfolk Southern merger amid pushback

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorUnion Pacific wants Norfolk Southern in an eighty-five billion dollar deal. Lola Cruz is at a rail yard. Lola, is anything moving?
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentHank, I've covered war zones, and this rail yard is tenser.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentFox Business reports Union Pacific's CEO is renewing his case for the eighty-five billion dollar merger.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentSome labor unions and farm groups are pushing back, and regulators face opposition too. The deal would create a transcontinental railroad.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentA guard just told me this is private property. I told him I've been thrown out of better places. He asked for names.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentI gave him Kandahar.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentAlso, a pigeon is staring at me. It looks like the Long Beach seagull's cousin. This is personal now, Hank.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThank you, Lola. Please don't fight the pigeon. Union Pacific is making its case, and nobody here has a train to ride.