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...
March 29, 2022 | Headlines, UP
(Source: SCOTUS Blog, March 25, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court is poised to decide yet another case involving one of the many federal statutes that govern the nation’s railroads and rail workers. Just like in other recent railroad cases, this one at first...
March 25, 2022 | Headlines, Quarterly Income, UP
(Source: Union Pacific press release, March 24, 2022) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corporation will release first quarter 2022 financial and operating results on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at 7:45 a.m. ET. The company’s management team will host a conference call and...
