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...
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...
