July 5, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, July 5, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board has directed Union Pacific to continue providing priority service and reports on that service for a California feed and poultry company under an emergency order issued in June....
July 5, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Railway Age analysis by Jim Blaze, July 1, 2022) NEW YORK — The four largest U.S. freight railroad companies—BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific—all reported, per the request of the Surface Transportation Board, supplemental information about their...
July 5, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, July 5, 2022) The second half of 2022 is underway, and freight rail stakeholders will be watching over the next several weeks and months how the railroads untangle service issues that seemed to be persisting through June, according to data...
June 29, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, Ports, PSR, UP
(Source: CNBC, June 29, 2022) On July 1, Oakland is reducing the tariff-free time from seven days to four days to reduce congestion on its marine terminal, and may raise penalties for containers that sit for too long. Full story: CNBC
June 24, 2022 | Headlines, Quarterly Income, UP
(Source: Union Pacific Railroad press release, June 23, 2022) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corporation will release second quarter 2022 financial and operating results on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at 7:45 a.m. ET. The company’s management team will host a conference...
June 23, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: Patch.com, June 22, 2022) BEAUMONT, Calif. — The Pass Area’s congressional representative is requesting an immediate response from the CEO of Union Pacific Railroad about the June 15 train incident in Beaumont that turned the city into a giant parking...
June 22, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: The Oklahoman, June 21, 2022) The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Oklahoma’s effort to revive a state law setting strict time limits on trains blocking city streets. Without comment, the court declined to review a federal appeals court ruling in...
June 22, 2022 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Television station KTRK, June 22, 2022) HOUSTON — Houstonians boarded a bus to Austin early Wednesday morning to attend a hearing where the Fifth Ward cancer cluster will be addressed. Full story: www.abc13.com
June 22, 2022 | AFL-CIO, Headlines, TTD, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, June 22, 2022) The debate about how to manage visual inspections in the face of advances in safety technology continues. This time it’s railroad carmen defending the importance of visual inspections for brake testing and maintenance. Full...
June 21, 2022 | CN, Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, June 20, 2022) NEW YORK — Two separate and unrelated coal train derailments occurred this weekend. The first occurred on Union Pacific on Friday evening in Lawrence, Kan., just west of Kansas City. The second derailment...
