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UP is stressing safety in Texas
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on November 12.) OMAHA -- Responding to two deadly derailments, the Union Pacific Railroad has dispatched more managers to Texas and organized safety meetings with every train crew as they report to work, railroad...
Rash of train wrecks draws Federal attention
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 14.) SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Federal officials investigating multiple train collisions in the San Antonio area have expressed concern that Union Pacific is understaffed and that the company is not...
UP’s ties to regulator probed
(The following story by Lori Nitschke appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on November 13.) WASHINGTON - For Union Pacific, the Omaha-based rail giant that has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Republican causes, it should be a heady time. With George...
UP transferring some Idaho jobs to Nebraska, Mississippi
(The following report appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on November 14.) POCATELLO, Idaho -- Union Pacific is transferring a tenth of its Gate City, Idaho, work force by mid-February to boost slumping profits. The nation's largest railroad is moving 65 of 650...
Man loses hand in CSX train incident
(The following report appeared on the Saginaw News website on November 13.) SAGINAW, Mich. -- Saginaw police late Friday were trying to determine how a Saginaw man, who in 1991 was dragged under a train car by his shoelaces and lost his feet, had his hand severed by a...
UP trains derail west of Fremont, Neb.
(The following story by Melinda Keenan appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on November 15.) OMAHA, Neb. -- Union Pacific Railroad expects to have two tracks at Ames, Neb., reopened sometime this morning following the Sunday derailment of two trains. The trains...
Safety group closely echoes rail industry
(The following article by Walt Bogdanich was posted on the New York Times website on November 14.) NEW YORK -- Judge Jack T. Marionneaux said the offer took him by surprise. Two years ago, while presiding over a state lawsuit involving a motorist killed at a Louisiana...
The restored B&O Roundhouse reopens Saturday
(The following article by Ashley Burrell was posted on the Baltimore Sun website on November 11.) BALTIMORE, Md. -- Snowfall might recall thoughts of skiing, snowboarding and the holidays, but in February 2003, snow brought disaster to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad...
Engineering a comeback
(The following article by Edward Gunts was posted on the Baltimore Sun website on November 12.) BALTIMORE, Md. -- After the roof crashed in on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum during a monster snowstorm last year, executive director Courtney Wilson never suspected...
Union Pacific named a top military friendly employer
(Union Pacific issued the following news release on November 11.) OMAHA, Neb. -- G.I. Jobs magazine has named Union Pacific Railroad one of the nation's top 25 Military Friendly Employers for 2004. Union Pacific ranked sixth on the list, drawn from a sample of Fortune...
