June 29, 2023 | News, Paid Sick Leave, UP
The six BLET General Chairmen reported today that 90% of BLET Divisions representing locomotive engineers on Union Pacific ratified a momentous agreement that enhances the quality of life for those locomotive engineers and their families by making it possible for them...
June 23, 2023 | Headlines, Quarterly Income, UP
(Source: Union Pacific press release, June 22, 2023) Union Pacific Corporation will release second quarter 2023 financial and operating results on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at 7:45 a.m. ET. The company’s management team will host a conference call and live webcast at...
June 21, 2023 | Headlines, UP
(Source: KNOP, June 19, 2023) The Lincoln County 911 Center received a report on Sunday of a deceased person on a locomotive at Union Pacific’s Bailey Yard, just west of North Platte, at 2:25 p.m. Deputies located a badly decomposing male body in a small compartment...
June 15, 2023 | Railroad Safety, Remote Control, UP
By Eddie Hall, BLET National President This commentary appeared in The Houston Chronicle, both in print and online, on April 26, 2023 Virtually every day, Union Pacific moves a train of up to 80 cars – many of them filled with ethanol, liquid petroleum, and a variety...
June 14, 2023 | Headlines, Quarterly Income, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 13, 2023) A trio of recent Union Pacific agreements with rail labor unions, combined with ongoing volume and expense challenges, likely will make the railroad’s operating ratio rise this year. Full story: Trains...
June 14, 2023 | Amtrak, Headlines, STB, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, June 13, 2023) A trade group representing passenger rail wants the Surface Transportation Board to move quickly in responding to Amtrak’s complaint that Union Pacific is contributing to the lackluster on-time performance of Amtrak’s Sunset...
June 13, 2023 | Headlines, UP
(Source: KGET.com, June 12, 2023) A Union Pacific train appeared to have been stopped or stalled on tracks near Eucalyptus Road and Edison Highway on Saturday, June 10. It was not clear why the train was stopped or delayed. A KGET viewer said they had seen several...
June 9, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: CNBC, June 8, 2023) The number of vessels due to dock at the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach is increasing as labor slowdowns at West Coast port terminals have impacted supply chain operations, from trucks to rails and ocean carriers. Full story:...
June 8, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, UP
(Source: CNBC, June 7, 2023) The slowdown in International Longshore and Warehouse Union work at West Coast ports has created a congestion contagion that is spreading to the freight railroads, with uncertain consequences for the supply chain. Full story:...
June 7, 2023 | Headlines, Paid Sick Leave, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 5, 2023) Union Pacific and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen have reached a paid sick time agreement, the railroad and union announced today. Full story: Trains Magazine
