March 15, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: Reuters, March 15, 2023) Thirteen train cars carrying automobiles derailed yesterday, March 13, at Union Pacific’s rail yard in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Full story: Wyoming News Now
March 14, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: Television station KWCH, March 12, 2023) MCPHERSON, Kan. — A Union Pacific train derailed in McPherson Sunday morning, starting a small grass fire and leaking denatured alcohol in the area, McPherson County Communications said Sunday. The derailment happened...
March 14, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: Associated Press, March 14, 2023) Union Pacific officials believe that a broken wheel likely caused this weekend’s derailment that spilled denatured alcohol inside a Kansas refinery. Full story: Associated Press
March 7, 2023 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety, UP
(Source: Television station KLKN, March 6, 2023) Legislative Bill 31 was presented by Sen. Mike Jacobson. It seeks to address safety concerns by requiring all crews to have a minimum of two people. One thing that routinely came up during testimony on the bill is PSR....
March 7, 2023 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Bloomberg Law, March 6, 2023) A Texas state jury found that Union Pacific owes $557 million in damages to a woman who suffered brain damage and amputations following a collision with one of its trains. Full story: Bloomberg Law
March 6, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: CBS News, March 5, 2023) A train with 18 cars filled with grain derailed just outside of Wellington, Kansas, on Saturday just after 5 p.m., Union Pacific confirmed in a statement to CBS News. No one was injured in the derailment and no hazardous materials...
March 3, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, Railroad Safety, UP
(Source: The Guardian, March 3, 2023) In leaked audio heard by the Guardian, a manager for one of the US’s largest rail companies can be heard explaining to a former carman that they should stop tagging railcars for broken bearings. The manager says doing so delays...
March 1, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: CNN, February 27, 2023) Union Pacific shares jumped 10% in premarket trading Monday after the railroad company announced CEO Lance Fritz, 60, will leave the company by year-end, following a call by an activist hedge fund for his ouster. Union Pacific just...
February 16, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, Shippers, STB, UP
(Source: Railway Age, February 15, 2023) The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Feb. 14 denied “as moot” the petition for an emergency service order by Foster Poultry Farms (Foster Farms), which in late 2022 said there had been a “substantial, measurable...
February 14, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: Houston Public Media, February 13, 2023) A truck driver died and several freight train cars were derailed during a Monday morning collision northeast of Houston. The driver of the 18-wheeler died from injuries sustained in the crash. There were no injuries...
