April 24, 2023 | Fatality, Headlines, NTSB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 21, 2023) The use of a piece of maintenance-of-way equipment to move steel grating panels, with an attachment not designed for that purpose, was the probable cause of a September 2021 fatality involving a contract worker on the Union...
April 20, 2023 | Headlines, Quarterly Income, UP
(Source: Associated Press, April 20, 2023) Union Pacific reported first quarter 2023 income and operating results on April 20, 2023. In the first quarter of 2023, the railroad reported a profit of $1.63 billion. That’s in line with first quarter 2022 profit of $1.63....
April 10, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: Sioux City Journal, April 8, 2023) The cause of a train derailment, which snarled traffic on Sioux City’s north side Thursday evening, remained under investigation Friday. A southbound Union Pacific train derailed near the intersection of 28th Street...
April 3, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Remote Control, UP
(Source: NBC News, April 1, 2023) Congress is pushing to mandate a specific crew size on trains following a series of dangerous incidents. But the legislation leaves out a type of train that regularly carries hazardous chemicals in major metropolitan areas with no...
April 3, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, UP
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 31, 2023) Union Pacific Railroad announced yesterday it’s working with Metra to “safely and seamlessly” transfer UP’s Chicago commuter rail operations to the passenger railroad. Full story: Progressive...
March 30, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: The West Side Journal, March 29, 2023) At 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Louisiana State Police—Hazardous materials was informed a Union Pacific Railroad train had derailed near the Anchorage overpass near LA-1 in Port Allen. The train’s tanks contained liquid...
March 29, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: Railfan & Railroad Magazine, March 27, 2023) No one was injured when a runaway Union Pacific ore train derailed at the bottom of Cima Hill, east of Barstow, Calif., on Monday. Full story: Railfan & Railroad Magazine
March 29, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 28, 2023) Union Pacific reopened its Cima Subdivision today less than 26 hours after part of an iron ore train ran away and derailed on the 2.2% Cima Hill grade near Kelso. Trains Magazine reported that: “The train separated between the...
March 28, 2023 | 2-man Crews, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, UP
(Source: Associated Press, March 26, 2023) Union Pacific has become the second major freight railroad in the past week to back away from the industry’s longstanding push to cut train crews down to one person as lawmakers and regulators increasingly focus on rail...
March 23, 2023 | Headlines, Paid Sick Leave, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, March 22, 2023) On the heels of deals at other Class I railroads, Union Pacific has reached agreements with eight unions to provide workers up to seven paid sick days. The agreement goes into effect April 1. According to a prepared statement...
