SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 7) Chicago and North Western Transportation Company (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share (Title of Class of Securities) 167155 10 0 (CUSIP Number) Richard J. Ressler, Esq. Union Pacific Corporation Martin Tower, Eighth and Eaton Avenues Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18018 (610) 861-3200 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) Copy to: Paul T. Schnell Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 919 Third Avenue New York, New York 10022 (212) 735-3000 March 10, 1995 (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing the statement because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box: [ ] Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement: [ ] This Amendment No. 7 filed by Union Pacific Corporation, a Utah corporation ("UP"), Union Pacific Holdings, Inc., a Utah corporation ("UP Holdings"), and UP Rail, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("UP Rail"), amends the Statement on Schedule 13D, dated April 9, 1992, as previously amended (the "Schedule 13D"), with respect to the common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Shares"), of Chicago and North Western Transportation Company, a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"). UP, UP Holdings and UP Rail are hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons." Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Schedule 13D. Item 4. Purpose of Transaction. Item 4 is hereby supplemented as follows: Since March 7, 1995, UP has held discussions with the Issuer which resulted in a price agreement for a transaction in which UP would acquire 100% of the Issuer's common stock at a price of $35 per share in cash. The transaction is subject, among other things, to negotiation and execution of a mutually satisfactory definitive purchase agreement and approvals by UP's and the Issuer's respective boards of directors. There is no assurance that any transaction will be agreed to or as to the final terms of any such transaction. A copy of the joint press release of UP and the Issuer is attached hereto as Exhibit 12 and incorporated herein by reference. Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect To Securities of the Issuer. Reference is made to the disclosure set forth in Item 4. Item 7. Material to be filed as Exhibits. Item 7 is hereby supplemented as follows: Exhibit 12. Joint Press Release, dated March 10, 1995. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: March 10, 1995 UP RAIL, INC. By: /s/ Carl W. von Bernuth Name: Carl W. von Bernuth Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: March 10, 1995 UNION PACIFIC HOLDINGS, INC. By: /s/ Carl W. von Bernuth Name: Carl W. von Bernuth Title: Vice President and Chief Legal Officer SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: March 10, 1995 UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION By: /s/ Carl W. von Bernuth Name: Carl W. von Bernuth Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel ------------------------------------------------------------- EXHIBIT 12 Union Pacific and Chicago and North Western Announce Transaction March 10, 1995 -- Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) and Chicago and North Western Transportation Company (CNW) announced that they have agreed that Union Pacific will acquire 100% of CNW's common stock at a price of $35 per share in cash. The transaction is subject, among other things, to negotiation and execution of a mutually satisfactory definitive purchase agreement and approvals by the companies' respective boards of directors. Union Pacific is a transportation and natural resource company based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania with sales of approximately $8 billion. The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company is the holding company for the Chicago and North Western Railway Company, a leading railroad freight hauler in the central transcontinental corridor and major transporter of coal, grain and double-stack containers.