Union Pacific Railroad is owned by Union Pacific Corporation, which is a publicly traded railroad holding company. Union Pacific Corporation serves as the holding company for the railroad and is itself owned predominantly by institutional investors, with 81% of shares held by institutions. The remaining shares are held by the public, including individual investors. Union Pacific Corporation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol UNP and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.
Additionally, Union Pacific Corporation recently announced a merger agreement to acquire Norfolk Southern in a deal valued at $85 billion, which would create the first coast-to-coast transcontinental railroad network in the United States if approved by regulators.
