Shares of freight transportation company Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) fell 3.2% in the pre-market session after reports revealed the company was considering a major acquisition of an East Coast railroad.

Three traffic segments have driven Class I railroad performance in 2025, according to Association of American Railroads data: intermodal, coal, and grain. Year-to-date, intermodal volume is up 5% compared to the same stretch in 2024;

Cintas isn’t just another industrial company. It offers a reliable reading of Main Street activity, arguably the heartbeat of the U.S. economy, with exposure to a broad base of small and midsize businesses. Primarily a rental and services play in the uniform industry, it is highly valued, along with other business-services companies.

BNSF Railway and Union Pacific ( NYSE: UNP) have networks that connect the West Coast to the central and Midwest regions but do not, by themselves, offer uninterrupted coast-to-coast coverage. Meanwhile,