October 31, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, October 28, 2022) Citing ongoing service problems at the big four U.S. Class I railroads, federal regulators today ordered BNSF Railway, CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific to continue reporting expanded performance...
October 26, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: Bloomberg column by Tom Black, October 20, 2022) Lance Fritz needs to worry a little more about getting the trains to run on time and a little less about a record operating margin. Full story: www.bloomberg.com
October 26, 2022 | Fatality, Headlines, UP
(Source: Associated Press, October 25, 2022) STONINGTON, Illinois — A man killed last week in a central Illinois train accident has been identified as a worker who had been with a local grain cooperative for nearly a half-century, authorities said. Police said the...
October 20, 2022 | Headlines, Quarterly Income, UP
(Source: Associated Press, October 20, 2022) Union Pacific delivered 13% more profit in the third quarter, but the railroad predicted Thursday that its customers will ship fewer items than it expected, suggesting that the economy may be slowing down. Full story:...
October 20, 2022 | Headlines, Quarterly Income, UP
(Source: Union Pacific Railroad press release, October 20, 2022) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corporation today reported 2022 third quarter net income of $1.9 billion, or $3.05 per diluted share. These results include a $114 million charge for a change to prior period...
October 7, 2022 | GCA Elections, News, UP
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, October 7 — Brother Brian P. Carr was reelected by acclamation to his second term as General Chairman of the Union Pacific-Western Lines General Committee of Adjustment at the GCA’s Third Quadrennial Meeting in San Diego, Calif., September 20-21,...
October 4, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: Television station 4WWL, October 3, 2022) For those who travel Metairie Road in Old Metairie on a regular basis, waiting for a train to clear the railroad crossing is a frequent occurrence. Full story: www.wwltv.com
October 3, 2022 | BNSF, CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, September 30, 2022) Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern executives say there’s plenty of capacity in Houston to handle the eight additional trains per day they’ll run through the busy terminal within three years after their merger. Full...
September 30, 2022 | Fatality, Headlines, NTSB, UP
(Source: Associated Press, September 29, 2022) The collision that killed two Union Pacific employees earlier this month in Southern California happened when the train slammed into 92 empty railcars that had been stored on a side track for nine months, NTSB...
September 22, 2022 | Headlines, Quarterly Income, UP
(Source: Union Pacific press release, September 22, 2022) Union Pacific Corporation will release third quarter 2022 financial and operating results on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, at 7:45 a.m. ET. The company’s management team will host a conference call and live...