Application Volume 4: 

Supporting Exhibits

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BEFORE THE

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

DOCKET NO. FD 36873

UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION AND UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

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NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND NORFOLK SOUTHERN

RAILWAY COMPANY

RAILROAD CONTROL APPLICATION

VOLUME 4 OF 4

EXHIBITS 2, 6, 7, AND 9

RAYMOND A. ATKINS

CARRIE C. MAHAN

MATTHEW J. WARREN

ALLISON C. DAVIS

MARC A. KORMAN

Sidley Austin LLP

1501 K Street, NW

Washington, DC 20005

(202) 736-8000

JASON M. MORRIS

JOSEPH H. CARPENTER IV

THOMAS E. ZOELLER

HANNA M. CHOUEST

T. MATTHEW LOCKHART

Norfolk Southern Railway Company

650 W. Peachtree Street NW

Atlanta, GA 30308

Attorneys for Norfolk Southern Corporation and Norfolk Southern Railway Company

December 19, 2025

MICHAEL L. ROSENTHAL

DEREK LUDWIN

JAMES J. O’CONNELL

MATTHEW J. GLOVER

PEGAH NABILI

Covington & Burling LLP

One CityCenter

850 Tenth Street, NW

Washington, DC 20001

(202) 662-6000

CHRISTINA B. CONLIN

JAMES B. BOLES

TONYA W. CONLEY

TANYA L. SPRATT

Union Pacific Railroad Company

1400 Douglas Street

Omaha, NE 68179

Attorneys for Union Pacific Corporation and Union Pacific Railroad Company

Table of Contents

VOLUME 4 OF APPLICATION
Exhibits 2, 6, 7, and 9

Agreements (Exhibit 2) 4-3
Exhibit 2.1: Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 28, 2025 4-4
Form 10-K (Exhibit 6) 4-114
Exhibit 6.1: Union Pacific Corporation 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2024 (filed with the SEC on Feb. 7, 2025) 4-115
Exhibit 6.2: Norfolk Southern Corporation Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2024 (filed with the SEC on Feb. 10, 2025) 4-237
Form S-4 (Exhibit 7) 4-393
Exhibit 7.1: Union Pacific Corporation Form S-4 (filed with the SEC on Sept. 16, 2025) 4-394
Exhibit 7.2: Union Pacific Corporation Form S-4 Amendment No. 1 (filed with the SEC on Sept. 30, 2025) 4-729
Annual Reports (Exhibit 9) 4-1063
Exhibit 9.1: Union Pacific Corporation 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2024 (filed with the SEC on Feb. 7, 2025) 4-1064
Exhibit 9.2: Union Pacific Corporation Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2023 (filed with the SEC on Feb. 9, 2024)  4-1066
Exhibit 9.2: Norfolk Southern Corporation 2024 Annual Report (filed with the SEC on Mar. 28, 2025) 4-1247
Exhibit 9.3: Norfolk Southern Corporation 2023 Annual Report (filed with the SEC on Mar. 20, 2024) 4-1369

BEFORE THE

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

DOCKET NO. FD 36873

UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION AND UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

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NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND NORFOLK SOUTHERN

RAILWAY COMPANY

EXHIBIT 2

AGREEMENTS

[SECTION 1180.6(a)(7)(ii)]

EXHIBIT 2.1

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

DATED AS OF JULY 28, 2025

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

by and among

UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION,

RUBY MERGER SUB 1 CORPORATION,

RUBY MERGER SUB 2 LLC

and

NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION

Dated as of July 28, 2025

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