December 7, 2022 | News, Obituary, UP
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, December 7 — Brother Charles Ray Rightnowar, former General Chairman of the BLET’s Union Pacific-Central Region General Committee of Adjustment, passed away on December 5, 2022. He was 73 years old. Brother Rightnowar proudly served his country in...
November 29, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 23, 2022) The Surface Transportation Board yesterday announced that it will hold a public hearing Dec. 13-14 with Union Pacific Railroad pertaining to the Class I’s increased use of embargoes as a way to reduce rail...
November 28, 2022 | Headlines, National Negotiations 2019, UP
(Source: Editorial in the North Platte Telegraph, November 27, 2022) In North Platte, we don’t see political parties when we see our railroader neighbors. We see people who deserve respect and care for their health and well-being. Just as we all do. Full story: North...
November 18, 2022 | Headlines, Railroad Security, UP
(Source: Los Angeles Times, November 17, 2022) Two theft rings that netted more than $18 million worth of merchandise stolen from railroad cars have been dismantled, authorities said Thursday, months after images of a sea of discarded containers along Union Pacific...
November 18, 2022 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Fox 13 Now, November 17, 2022) SALT LAKE CITY — State and local lawmakers blasted Union Pacific over costs and delays to complete community projects along rail lines that they claimed put people’s safety in jeopardy. “I just want the committee to...
November 17, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, November 16, 2022) Union Pacific once again will meter traffic to limit congestion if certain customers don’t voluntarily reduce the number of private freight cars operating on the railroad. Full story: Trains Magazine
November 15, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: Television station KYOU, November 11, 2022) Iowa labor leaders and the head of the Iowa National Guard say Union Pacific may be violating a state law by denying Veterans Day holiday requests for veterans. Union Pacific notified employees Wednesday that...
November 8, 2022 | Fatality, Headlines, UP
(Source: Television station KPRC, November 7, 2022) SPRING, Texas — A railroad worker died at the hospital after an explosion caused by fuel at a railroad track near Old Town Spring Saturday morning, authorities said. Officials with Harris County Fire Marshall’s...
November 4, 2022 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 3, 2022) Union Pacific Railroad late last month announced a new grain transload facility at its Global 4 intermodal terminal in Joliet, Illinois, now is open. Full story: Progressive Railroading
November 2, 2022 | GCA Elections, News, UP
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, November 2 — R.E. (Dick) Crow was reelected by acclamation to his third full term as General Chairman of the Union Pacific-Northern Region General Committee of Adjustment during the GCA’s quadrennial meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 5-6, 2022....
