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What happens when railroads get hitched

Category: Business
Duration: 00:09:05
Publish Date: 2025-08-21 07:00:01
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Two freight-rail giants could make history if their $85 billion merger gets approved. Union Pacific’s proposed marriage with Norfolk Southern would create the first coast-to-coast rail network. So why hasn’t it happened before now? Today on the show, the business of train mergers.  

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