A federal board on Wednesday approved a Canadian Pacific Railway merger with Kansas City Southern, creating a freight rail system linking North America. The deal is the nation’s first major rail ...

Corrections and clarifications: An earlier version of the story below included an incorrect stock quote for Norfolk Southern. Canadian Pacific Railway's bid to acquire fellow rail giant ...

A historic machine shop built in 1904 by Southern Pacific Railroad as part of its railyard operations will be torn down, according to the city of Sparks. The massive brick structure on Nugget ...

Canadian Pacific Railway has agreed to acquire Kansas City Southern for $25 billion. The merger will create the first-ever rail network that spans across Canada, the United States, and Mexico.

That corporation was the Southern Pacific Railroad, owned by the robber baron Leland Stanford. In 1881, after California lawmakers imposed a special tax on railroad property, Southern Pacific ...