January 3, 2023 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Railway Age, December 30, 2022) Union Pacific (UP) on Dec. 29 told customers that it is implementing “catastrophic embargo #UP130022” for all traffic in and out of Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin “to maintain fluidity as this segment of the network works to...
January 3, 2023 | Headlines, Shippers, UP
(Source: Schneider press release, January 2, 2023) Schneider, a premier multimodal provider of transportation, intermodal and logistics services, completed the transition of its western rail operations to Union Pacific Railroad, making it the largest company driver...
December 21, 2022 | 2-man Crews, Headlines, UP
(Source: North Platte Bulletin, December 20, 2022) Union Pacific wants to launch a pilot program, replacing conductors aboard freight trains with what the company calls “ground-based expeditors.” UP maintains that the conductor’s job to repair trains when it is...
December 21, 2022 | Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: Television station KABC, December 20, 2022) A Union Pacific freight train derailed in Victorville early Tuesday morning, shutting down one of the two main railroad routes into and out of Southern California. No injuries were reported. Full story:...
December 21, 2022 | Amtrak, Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, December 20, 2022) Union Pacific has asked the Surface Transportation Board for more time to respond to Amtrak’s request for action regarding UP’s handling of the Sunset Limited, which Amtrak says has the worst on-time performance in its...
December 19, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: Associated Press, December 18, 2022) Union Pacific says it will stop imposing temporary limits on certain businesses’ shipments while it reviews the policy that federal regulators and shippers criticized at a hearing last week. Full story: Associated...
December 19, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: WyoFile, December 17, 2022) Union Pacific Railway, one of two railroad companies that haul coal out of the Powder River Basin, is under fire for curtailing shipments to customers, including power plants. The failure to meet customer coal demand has resulted...
December 16, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, December 15, 2022) STB Chairman Martin J. Oberman wondered aloud if UP would boost train and engine crew staffing levels if the board expanded reciprocal switching — or if it would simply let the traffic flow to rival BNSF Railway. Full...
December 16, 2022 | 2-man Crews, FRA, Headlines, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, December 14, 2022) Union Pacific is ready to launch pilot programs that will test the feasibility of redeploying conductors from locomotive cabs to ground-based positions, the railroad told the Federal Railroad Administration today during a...
December 16, 2022 | Headlines, Quarterly Income, UP
(Source: Union Pacific press release, December 13, 2022) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corporation will release fourth quarter 2022 financial and operating results on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at 7:45 a.m. ET. The company’s management team will host a conference call...
