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
June 5, 2023 | News, Paid Sick Leave, UP
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, June 5 — Earlier today, the BLET announced that it has reached a paid sick leave agreement with the Union Pacific Railroad. The General Chairmen involved in negotiating the new deal have prepared the following Fact Sheet to address potential...
June 5, 2023 | News, Paid Sick Leave, UP
Union Pacific’s locomotive engineers will now have up to seven days paid in the event of illness OMAHA, June 5 — Union Pacific Railroad reached an agreement with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) to provide paid sick leave to the...
June 2, 2023 | Headlines, STB, UP
(Source: Surface Transportation Board press release, May 31, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) today issued a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed construction of a new rail line in Mesa,...
May 31, 2023 | BNSF, Headlines, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 30, 2023) Union Pacific will launch international intermodal service between Port Houston and five cities beginning on Thursday, a move that follows a similar announcement from BNSF Railway just two weeks ago. Full story: Trains...
