mergers

  1. WI: University of Chicago and Northwestern merged in the 30's, and other mergers

    I was reading some Wiki articles on the University of Chicago and found out that in the thirties, there was a proposal to merge it with Northwestern into the "Universities of Chicago" due to financial difficulties during the Great Depression. This is extremely interesting to me, as both...
  2. Shortline614

    12:01 AM (Alternate 70s RR Mergers) Planning Thread

    Hello everyone! This is an idea that I've had for a long time now. In the 1970s, there was a plan devolved by ICC lawyer Nathan Klitenic to use the UP-RI merger to reshape the western railroad map into four mega systems. Burlington Northern, Union Pacific, Santa Fe, and Southern Pacific. Most...
  3. TunguskaStorm

    Discussion: Lesser-Known Alliances/Unions in Medieval Europe that Could Have Lasted to Present-Day?

    Title is weird because I couldn't fit it all in the Title Box. What were some lesser-known alliances, mergers, and unions from Medieval Europe (fall of Rome-French Revolution) that you would liked or have seen survive to the present day?
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