Union Pacific and Norfolk seek 1st transcontinental railroad through a massive merger - Virginia Business Union Pacific seeks $85B merger with Norfolk Southern

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Their paint scheme is tired and has been around forever.  I don't like it.
I like BNSF far better.  Financially and operationally either would be fine.

Ed  #70

On Tue, Jul 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
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> Ed, Roger, and others: why?  The Norfolk and Western, the railroad for
> which we are enthusiasts and modelers, has been gone for 43 years. The
> classic Norfolk and Western, in some views, has been gone since 1964. Some
> would say their interest ends in 1960, when the last steam locomotive was
> in revenue service. Even if you dislike UP, and its boatload of
> predecessors, why would that reduce your interest in your railroad?
>
> This may increase this organization's interest in what is going to be
> another fallen flag.  Or the UP Society May embrace them.  Let's see what
> happens.
>
> Frank Bongiovanni
> Mostly modeling the Virginian, which has been gone longer than it existed.
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Me too!
>>
>> Ed Painter #70
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <
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>>> Won't matter to me as that would cancel interest! I hate the Yellow
>>> Hoard!
>>>
>>> Roger Huber
>>> Deer Creek Locomotive Works
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:41:03 AM CDT, NW Mailing List <
>>> nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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>>>
>>> How much are dues for membership in the UP&NSHS? :^)
>>> Jim Cochran
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jul 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> https://virginiabusiness.com/union-pacific-norfolk-southern-merger-railroad-2/
>>>
>>> This is on today’s Virginia Business website.
>>> Tom Bosquet   #0088
>>>
>>>
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