May 26, 2023 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Associated Press, May 24, 2023) A pilot project in the Kansas City area showed that the 11/4 work-rest schedule helped reduce the number of days engineers took off at the last minute and kept some engineers from walking away from the railroad. Full story:...
May 26, 2023 | CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, Lawsuit, Mexico, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 25, 2023) Union Pacific is suing the Surface Transportation Board because the agency’s approval of the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger didn’t fully protect cross-border competition at the Laredo, Texas, gateway or address the...
May 24, 2023 | News, Top News, UP
OMAHA, Neb., May 24, 2023 – The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and Union Pacific Railroad today announced a historic tentative agreement that enhances the quality of life for Union Pacific’s locomotive engineers and their families by making it...
May 23, 2023 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Palestine Herald-Press, May 16, 2023) Palestine received a win in its battle against Union Pacific Monday, May 15. District Court Judge Michael Davis, of the 369th Judicial District Court in Cherokee County sitting as the 2nd District Court, ruled in favor of...
May 22, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, Railroad Security, Shippers, UP
(Source: Cowboy State Daily, May 18, 2023) A railcar carrying 60,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate, a chemical used in explosives at Wyoming coal mines, left Cheyenne for California on April 12. Two weeks later, the chemical was discovered missing from the railcar and no...
May 15, 2023 | FRA, Headlines, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 12, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration issued a safety advisory this week in the aftermath of an April collision and derailment on Union Pacific that involved a misaligned hand-throw switch. Full story: Trains...
May 11, 2023 | Accident, Headlines, NTSB, UP
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, May 10, 2023) On April 16, 2023, about 6:44 p.m. local time, southbound Union Pacific Railroad (UP) train GSHFCC 15 collided with train UP RDACO 14 in Chico Yard in Chico, Texas.[1] GSHFCC 15, a loaded...
May 10, 2023 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 9, 2023) Union Pacific is in the final stage of modifying the paint scheme of its locomotive fleet. Full story: Trains Magazine
May 9, 2023 | CPKC, Headlines, Mexico, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine analysis by Bill Stephens, May 8, 2023) Union Pacific’s decision to challenge the Surface Transportation Board’s approval of the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger is likely a last-ditch attempt to protect its cross-border traffic...
May 8, 2023 | CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, Lawsuit, STB, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, May 5, 2023) Union Pacific is asking a federal court of appeals to review the decision by the Surface Transportation Board to approve the merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern. UP had expressed concerns during STB hearings on...
