April 18, 2007 | Accident, Headlines, UP
(The following story by Phillip Yates appeared on the Amarillo Globe-News website on April 18.) AMARILLO, Texas — A Union Pacific railroad tanker derailed Tuesday morning and fell down an embankment, leaking 75 to 100 gallons of sulfuric acid, a company spokesman...
April 17, 2007 | Headlines, UP
(The following editorial appeared on the Tucson Citizen website on April 16.) TUCSON, Ariz. — Union Pacific’s plans to add a second rail line through southern Arizona – and through Tucson – will mean greater noise, greater potential for danger and great...
April 16, 2007 | Headlines, UP
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 14.) PHOENIX, Ariz. — State regulators are saying “not so fast” to Union Pacific’s plan to add a second track to its main line across southern Arizona, a project that the railroad says would...
April 13, 2007 | Accident, Headlines, UP
(The following story by Kevin Cole appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on April 13.) OMAHA — A Union Pacific train carrying several executives and guests, including company President Jim Young, was involved in a noninjury accident Wednesday near Scottsbluff....
April 13, 2007 | Accident, Headlines, UP
(The following story by Kathy Aney appeared on the East Oregonian website on April 13.) UMATILLA, Ore. — A train derailed near Umatilla Thursday morning. Seven tanker cars, part of a train that included two Union Pacific engines, 11 cars and a caboose, slipped off the...
April 13, 2007 | Headlines, UP
(The following story appeared on the Arizona Republic website on April 13.) PHOENIX, Ariz. — Two Union Pacific projects are chugging into Arizona and a third is in the station, building steam. The railroad giant is double-tracking its east-west route across the state,...
April 12, 2007 | Headlines, UP
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 11.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The vice president for external relations of the nation’s largest railroad operator Union Pacific Corp. sold 7,613 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according...
April 12, 2007 | Headlines, UP
(The following story by Garry Duffy appeared on the Tucson Citizen website on April 12.) TUCSON, Ariz. — Safety and cost concerns about Union Pacific’s plans to construct a new track parallel to its existing route through much of Arizona, will be discussed by...
April 10, 2007 | Headlines, UP
(The following story by David Raclin appeared on the Press Enterprise website on April 10.) RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A malfunctioning Union Pacific train dumped an estimated 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel Monday night over about 11 miles of track between Banning and Palm...
April 10, 2007 | BNSF, Headlines, UP
(The following report appeared on The Trucker website on April 10.) DALLAS — A facility being billed as North America’s newest “inland port” — designed to become a key element for moving NAFTA trade goods — is slated to post its “open for business” sign this week....
