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U.P. eyes safety, lower fuel costs

(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...

Illinois freight train derailment causes evacuations

(Reuters circulated the following article on December 4.) CHICAGO — Two locomotives and 21 cars of a Union Pacific Railroad freight train derailed in southern Illinois on Monday, spilling a chemical that forced the evacuation of about 75 homes in bitterly cold...

Illinois freight train derailment causes evacuations

(Reuters circulated the following article on December 4.) CHICAGO — Two locomotives and 21 cars of a Union Pacific Railroad freight train derailed in southern Illinois on Monday, spilling a chemical that forced the evacuation of about 75 homes in bitterly cold...

Railroad facility is nearer for Pinal

(The following article by Tom Beal was posted on the Arizona Daily Star website on November 30.) TUCSON, Ariz. — The Pinal County Board of Supervisors opted for jobs over scenery Wednesday, voting 3-0 to change the county’s comprehensive land-use plan and...

Railroad facility is nearer for Pinal

(The following article by Tom Beal was posted on the Arizona Daily Star website on November 30.) TUCSON, Ariz. — The Pinal County Board of Supervisors opted for jobs over scenery Wednesday, voting 3-0 to change the county’s comprehensive land-use plan and...

Picacho Peak rail yard stirs worries

(The following article by Tony Davis was posted on the Arizona Daily Star website on November 28.) PICACHO PEAK, Ariz. — A proposal to build a Union Pacific rail yard on state-owned land three miles east of Picacho Peak has stirred concerns. Park advocates and...

Picacho Peak rail yard stirs worries

(The following article by Tony Davis was posted on the Arizona Daily Star website on November 28.) PICACHO PEAK, Ariz. — A proposal to build a Union Pacific rail yard on state-owned land three miles east of Picacho Peak has stirred concerns. Park advocates and...

Railroad touts expansion

(The Arizona Republic posted the following article by Mark Shaffer on its website on November 26.) PHOENIX, Ariz. — Union Pacific railroad’s multimillion-dollar project to build a second parallel track across Arizona, which is more than half complete, is...

Railroad touts expansion

(The Arizona Republic posted the following article by Mark Shaffer on its website on November 26.) PHOENIX, Ariz. — Union Pacific railroad’s multimillion-dollar project to build a second parallel track across Arizona, which is more than half complete, is...

Train collision causes injuries, derailment in Memphis

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 22.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A low-speed train collision early this morning sent train crew members to a hospital though their injuries do not appear serious. Union Pacific spokesman Joe Arbona says...