April 18, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Associated Press, April 14, 2022) OMAHA, Neb. — A major fertilizer company says the limits Union Pacific is putting on rail traffic to clear up congestion will delay shipments that farmers need during the spring planting season. Full story: Associated...
April 18, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 14, 2022) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific’s request that shippers reduce the number of private freight cars in their pipelines – or face strict quotas starting on Monday – has been met with a mix of understanding and outrage. Full story:...
April 18, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Michigan Farm News, April 15, 2022) The U.S. railway system, long considered a cost-effective and reliable way to get agricultural inputs and commodities to their destination, are not immune to the post-pandemic supply chain logistical challenges and service...
April 18, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: Arkansas Democrat Gazette, April 16, 2022) PINE BLUFF, Ark. — Some furloughed employees are being called back to Union Pacific’s Pine Bluff yard to support repairing locomotives, a spokesperson for the Omaha, Neb.-based railroad company confirmed...
April 14, 2022 | Headlines, National Negotiations 2019, PSR, UP
(Source: Television station KUTV, April 13, 2022) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Local members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) met with National President Dennis Pierce Wednesday morning in Salt Lake City as the union negotiates with Union...
April 14, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: Deltaplex News, April 13, 2022) PINE BLUFF, Ark. — Union Pacific is reopening the Pine Bluff yard according to a message between UP managers obtained by Deltaplex News. UP originally closed the yard in February 2019 after laying off the majority of workers...
April 14, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Railway Age, April 14, 2022) NEW YORK — Joining organizations like the National Grain and Feed Association, the Sweetener Users Association (SUA) has a sent a letter to the Surface Transportation Board demanding that railroads take their lumps for service...
April 14, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: Railway Age, April 14, 2022) NEW YORK — Union Pacific (UP) is calling on customers to help reduce the number of active railcars on its network, as the Class I railroad’s operating car inventory and car dwell times rise, and car and train velocities decline....
April 14, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB
(Source: Freight Waves, April 13, 2022) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Surface Transportation Board has scheduled a hearing for April 26-27 in response to a letter sent by the National Grain and Feed Association about worsening rail service. The March 24 letter has gotten...
April 13, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 12, 2022) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific will start metering traffic on Monday if shippers don’t voluntarily reduce their active freight-car inventories on the railroad, which is bogging down due to a combination of crew and locomotive...
