February 23, 2007 | Headlines, UP
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on February 22.) FRESNO, Calif. — Union Pacific expects to have spent $5 billion by the end of the year to buy cleaner locomotives and upgrade older engines to reduce emissions. The company, like other...
February 23, 2007 | Headlines, UP
(Reuters circulated the following article by Nick Carey on February 22.) CHICAGO — Union Pacific Corp., the No. 1 U.S. railroad, said on Thursday it has laid off 124 rail workers and placed 455 more on part-time work, citing slowdowns in the U.S. housing market...
February 22, 2007 | Headlines, UP
(The following article by Erik N. Nelson was posted on the Contra Costa County Times website on February 22.) OAKLAND, Calif. — Rodeo resident Ron Green got a pleasant surprise when he came home from a trip Friday to find that a dozen railroad tank cars...
February 21, 2007 | Headlines, UP
(The following article by Andrew Silva appeared on the San Bernardino Sun website on February 21.) COLTON, Calif. — As the region continues to wrestle with the worst air in the nation, Union Pacific Railroad officials Tuesday showed off some of the cleaner-burning...
February 7, 2007 | CSX, Headlines, UP
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on February 6.) NEW YORK — Shares of Union Pacific Corp. and CSX Corp. traded lower on Tuesday after an analyst at Stifel Nicolaus & Co. downgraded the railroad operators, saying their run-up in recent...
February 6, 2007 | Headlines, UP
(The following article by John Trumbo was posted on the Tri-Cities Herald website on February 6.) KENNEWICK, Wash. — Union Pacific workers struggled to secure a piece of motorized track equipment Monday night as it dangled from a bridge over the Columbia River....
January 31, 2007 | Headlines, UP
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 30.) OMAHA, Neb. — Railroad operator Union Pacific Corp. said Tuesday it will repurchase up to 20 million shares of its common stock by the end of 2009. The company said the new program calls for...
January 31, 2007 | Headlines, UP
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 30.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corp., the nation’s largest railroad operator, said Tuesday its board of directors approved a 17 percent increase in the company’s quarterly dividend. The...
January 31, 2007 | Headlines, UP
(The following story by Stacie Hamel appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on January 30.) OMAHA, Neb. — Jim Young, president and chief executive of Union Pacific Corp., will become chairman of the board of directors Feb. 1 after Dick Davidson’s retirement....
January 31, 2007 | Headlines, UP
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 30.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corp., the country’s biggest railroad operator, said Tuesday it elected President and Chief Executive James R. Young as chairman, effective Feb. 1. Current...
