August 25, 2023 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Trains.com, August 23, 2023) Union Pacific is now dealing with flooding along Texas’ Gulf Coast as a result of Tropical Storm Harold, adding to the issues it continues to address in Southern California from Tropical Storm Hilary. Full story:...
August 8, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: CBS Texas, August 6, 2023) First responders say the situation is “stable” after a train incident in Eastland County in which eight to 10 cars derailed and grassfires ignited Saturday afternoon. The Eastland Fire Department chief, Joe Williamson...
August 3, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, August 3, 2023) Freight rail stakeholders will be watching closely as Union Pacific’s incoming CEO Jim Vena takes over the company, especially given how labor and operational dynamics have changed over the last three years since the industry...
August 3, 2023 | CPKC, Headlines, UP
(Source: Trains.com, August 3, 2023) Canadian Pacific Kansas City has asked federal regulators to prevent Union Pacific from blocking the movement of its grain trains to the ports of Houston and Galveston via trackage rights on UP via Beaumont, Texas. Full story:...
August 1, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, TTD, UP
(Source: Trains.com, July 31, 2023) Incoming Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena will not get a honeymoon with rail labor when he begins leading the railroad on Aug. 14. Full story: Trains.com
July 31, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, UP
(Source: Trains.com, July 28, 2023) A U.S. appeals court has ruled Union Pacific does not have a common-carrier obligation to continue operating commuter trains for Metra, likely hastening the transition of operations on three commuter lines from UP to Metra...
July 31, 2023 | Headlines, Oil Train, UP
(Source: Colorado Newsline, July 28, 2023) State officials since last spring have quietly been reaching out to communities along Colorado’s main east-west rail line to gauge local sentiment as the state negotiates a new lease with rail giant Union Pacific, which pays...
July 28, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, Quarterly Income, UP
(Source: Associated Press, July 26, 2023) Union Pacific has hired the CEO candidate favored by a hedge fund that’s been pressuring the railroad to improve amid disappointing results driven by weakening consumer demand and higher labor costs. The Omaha, Nebraska-based...
July 18, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, UP
(Source: Associated Press, July 17, 2023) Union Pacific will renew its push for one-person train crews later this summer when the railroad tests out the idea of having a conductor in a truck respond to problems on trains in Nebraska and Colorado. The railroad will...
July 17, 2023 | Amtrak, Headlines, STB, UP
(Source: Railfan & Railroad Magazine, July 17, 2023) Seven months after Amtrak called on the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to investigate Union Pacific’s handling of the Sunset Limited, the federal regulator announced it would be looking into how the freight...