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<div class="elementToProof">I saw the following headline in the Virginian Pilot this morning. Interesting.</div>
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Jack Fletcher</div>
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Pacific, Norfolk Southern discuss merger to create transcontinental railroad</a></span></h2>
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Merger talks to create the largest railroad in North America that would connect the East and West Coasts are underway between Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific. Discussions began during the year’s first quarter, according to a person familiar with the talks.</p>
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