April 14, 2022 | Headlines, National Negotiations 2019, PSR, UP
(Source: Television station KUTV, April 13, 2022) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Local members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) met with National President Dennis Pierce Wednesday morning in Salt Lake City as the union negotiates with Union...
April 14, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: Deltaplex News, April 13, 2022) PINE BLUFF, Ark. — Union Pacific is reopening the Pine Bluff yard according to a message between UP managers obtained by Deltaplex News. UP originally closed the yard in February 2019 after laying off the majority of workers...
April 14, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: Railway Age, April 14, 2022) NEW YORK — Union Pacific (UP) is calling on customers to help reduce the number of active railcars on its network, as the Class I railroad’s operating car inventory and car dwell times rise, and car and train velocities decline....
April 13, 2022 | Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 12, 2022) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific will start metering traffic on Monday if shippers don’t voluntarily reduce their active freight-car inventories on the railroad, which is bogging down due to a combination of crew and locomotive...
April 8, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 7, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal regulators have ordered officials from BNSF Railway, CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific to appear a two-day hearing this month regarding ongoing rail service problems. Full story:...
April 8, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, UP
(Source: Chicago Tribune, April 7, 2022) CHICAGO — Anticipating the return of more weekday commuters, Metra is significantly boosting service on its Union Pacific Northwest line and tweaking the Union Pacific North schedule. Full story: Yahoo...
April 8, 2022 | Headlines, UP
(Source: CBS San Francisco, April 5, 2022) OAKLAND, Calif. — The Union Pacific Railroad Company and a coalition of marine, port and transportation interests have filed separate lawsuits challenging the city of Oakland’s certification of an environmental impact report...
April 1, 2022 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Southeast Texas Record, March 31, 2022) HOUSTON — A lawsuit alleging the Union Pacific Railroad Company knowingly contaminated residential neighborhoods in Houston with creosote, a probable carcinogen, will continue. Full story: Southeast Texas...
March 31, 2022 | Headlines, UP
(Source: SCOTUS Blog, March 30, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court heard argument on Monday in LeDure v. Union Pacific Railroad Company. The case involves the Locomotive Inspection Act, a federal statute that requires railroads to regularly inspect and...
March 29, 2022 | BNSF, Headlines, NS, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 28, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The trade group representing grain producers says severe delays on BNSF Railway, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific have forced its members to shut down flour mills as well as feed mills that produce food...
