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Union Pacific Corporation to report fourth quarter earnings

(Union Pacific issued the following news release on January 2.) OMAHA, Neb. — In conjunction with Union Pacific Corporation’s Fourth Quarter 2006 Earnings Release, you are invited to listen to its presentation that will be broadcast live over the Internet...

Rail line cleared after derailment in Texas

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 2.) DALLAS, Texas — Union Pacific crews have cleared the site of a derailment in the town of West that left five cars off the tracks. Nobody was hurt. UP spokesman Mark Davis told The Associated...

Investigation into rail yard accident continues

(The following article by Nick Hytrek was posted on the Sioux City Journal website on December 29.) SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Union Pacific continued to investigate a rail yard accident in which a 57-year-old Sioux City man was killed Thursday. “The entire...

Long-awaited UP overpass cause for celebration

(The following story by Roger Croteau appeared on the San Antonio Express-News website on December 26.) SAN MARCOS, Texas — A new bridge on a secondary road usually opens without fanfare or notice. But this isn’t your ordinary overpass. Dozens of former and...

Long-awaited UP overpass cause for celebration

(The following story by Roger Croteau appeared on the San Antonio Express-News website on December 26.) SAN MARCOS, Texas — A new bridge on a secondary road usually opens without fanfare or notice. But this isn’t your ordinary overpass. Dozens of former and...

UP’s inaction stalls town’s underpass

(The following story by Sarah J. Boggan appeared on the East Valley Tribune website on December 28.) EAST VALLEY, Ariz. — Lack of action from Union Pacific Railroad threatens to hold up an underpass project that would improve traffic flow and safety in Queen Creek,...

UP’s inaction stalls town’s underpass

(The following story by Sarah J. Boggan appeared on the East Valley Tribune website on December 28.) EAST VALLEY, Ariz. — Lack of action from Union Pacific Railroad threatens to hold up an underpass project that would improve traffic flow and safety in Queen Creek,...

Tower ties up trains, economy

(The following article by Marice Richter was posted on the Dallas Morning News website on December 22.) DALLAS — Under the web of freeways south of downtown Fort Worth, freight trains routinely sit idle, waiting to proceed through an intersection that has become...

Tower ties up trains, economy

(The following article by Marice Richter was posted on the Dallas Morning News website on December 22.) DALLAS — Under the web of freeways south of downtown Fort Worth, freight trains routinely sit idle, waiting to proceed through an intersection that has become...

U.P. urges awareness of crossing safety

(The following article by Stacie Hamel was posted on the Omaha World-Herald website on December 22.) OMAHA — Union Pacific Railroad urged motorists and pedestrians to take extra time and use extra caution when crossing railroad tracks during the holiday season....