December 22, 2006 | Headlines, UP
(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....
December 15, 2006 | BNSF, Headlines, UP
(The following article by Erik N. Nelson was posted on the Oakland Tribune website on December 15.) OAKLAND, Calif. — To combat emissions from the Port of Oakland and other U.S. freight depots, Union Pacific railroad on Thursday began testing a new scrubber that...
December 15, 2006 | BNSF, Headlines, UP
(The following article by Erik N. Nelson was posted on the Oakland Tribune website on December 15.) OAKLAND, Calif. — To combat emissions from the Port of Oakland and other U.S. freight depots, Union Pacific railroad on Thursday began testing a new scrubber that...
December 8, 2006 | BNSF, Headlines, UP
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Josh Funk on December 8.) GILLETTE, Wyo. — The nation’s two largest railroads have hauled record amounts of coal from the mines in Wyoming and Montana this year, but Union Pacific Corp. and Burlington...
December 8, 2006 | BNSF, Headlines, UP
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Josh Funk on December 8.) GILLETTE, Wyo. — The nation’s two largest railroads have hauled record amounts of coal from the mines in Wyoming and Montana this year, but Union Pacific Corp. and Burlington...
December 6, 2006 | Accident, Headlines, UP
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 6.) CHRISTOPHER, Ill. — A stretch of Union Pacific railroad in southern Illinois reopened Tuesday, a day after a freight train derailed and spilled 20,000 gallons of chemicals. Crews reopened the...
December 6, 2006 | Accident, Headlines, UP
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 6.) CHRISTOPHER, Ill. — A stretch of Union Pacific railroad in southern Illinois reopened Tuesday, a day after a freight train derailed and spilled 20,000 gallons of chemicals. Crews reopened the...
December 5, 2006 | Headlines, UP
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Jim Suhr on December 4.) CHRISTOPHER, Ill. — A Union Pacific freight train derailed in southern Illinois early Monday, spilling 20,000 gallons of oil products and forcing the evacuation of more than 70...
December 5, 2006 | Headlines, UP
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Jim Suhr on December 4.) CHRISTOPHER, Ill. — A Union Pacific freight train derailed in southern Illinois early Monday, spilling 20,000 gallons of oil products and forcing the evacuation of more than 70...
December 5, 2006 | Headlines, UP
(The following article by Stacie Hamel was posted on the Omaha World-Herald website on December 5. John Bentley is the BLET’s spokeman.) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific is preparing to test two technologies it believes could save the Omaha-based railroad at least...