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U.P. drops request to waive inspection

(The following story by Stacie Hamel appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on January 30.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad has withdrawn a request to run trains from inside Mexico up to 1,500 miles into the United States without stopping for a mechanical...

Who’s the king of the rails?

(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Josh Funk on January 27.) OMAHA, Neb. — Bragging rights for what constitutes the nation’s largest railroad have still not been settled as Fort Worth-based Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. continues to...

UP says income up 64 percent in quarter

(The following story by Stacie Hamel appeared on the World-Herald website on January 26.) OMAHA, Neb. — Omaha-based Union Pacific Corp. on Thursday reported a 64 percent increase in net income in the fourth quarter of last year, compared with the same period in 2005....

UP to debut train control technology in Spokane

(The following story by Emily Brandler appeared on the Spokane Journal of Business website on January 26.) SPOKANE, Wash. — Union Pacific Corp. says it plans to implement an up to $1 billion technological system that will revolutionize the way it operates its...

UP jockeys with BNSF for title of largest railroad

(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 25.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corp.’s 64 percent jump in fourth-quarter profit may have pleased investors, but it didn’t definitively settle the question of which railroad is the nation’s largest. Union...

Man accused of drunken train-jacking

(The following story by David Krough appeared at kgw.com on January 24.) EUGENE, Ore. — Deputies near Eugene arrested a man suspected of trying to steal a train when he was drunk. According to Lane County Sheriffs, a Union Pacific engineer said a drunk man snuck...

Thieves steal copper wiring from UP rail yard

(The following story by Kenneth Dean appeared on the Tyler Morning Telegraph website on January 23.) TYLER, Texas — Brazen thieves are boosting large spools of copper wiring and they are stealing them from the Union Pacific Railroad yard in downtown Tyler. Tyler...

UP reports record fourth quarter, full year earnings

(Union Pacific issued the following news release on January 25.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corporation today reported 2006 fourth quarter net income of $485 million, or $1.78 per diluted share, compared to $296 million, or $1.10 per diluted share in the fourth...

UP 4Q profit up 63 percent

(The Associated Press circulated the following story on January 25.) OMAHA — Union Pacific Corp., the nation’s largest railroad operator, on Thursday said fourth-quarter profit rose 63 percent, due mostly to more efficient operations and higher revenue from...

Earnings preview: UP

(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 24.) NEW YORK — Union Pacific Corp., the largest U.S. railroad operator, reports earnings for the fourth quarter on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the...