October 12, 2021 | Headlines, Technology, UP
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, October 7, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Union Pacific purchased five autonomous cranes as part of an effort to reduce greenhouse gases and streamline the loading and unloading process at its Chicago-area terminal, according to a recent...
October 4, 2021 | AAR Freight Trends, Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: Washington Post, October 3, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The commercial pipeline that each year brings $1 trillion worth of toys, clothing, electronics and furniture from Asia to the United States is clogged and no one knows how to unclog it. Dozens of cargo...
October 4, 2021 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Desert Sun, October 2, 2021) SPRINGS, Calif. — Two people suffered critical burn injures in a train fire that prompted the temporary closure of a portion of Interstate 10 in the mid-valley Friday afternoon. The two people who were injured did not work for the...
October 1, 2021 | Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: The Daily Sentinel, October 1, 2021) GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Getting shipping containers to offload in Grand Junction has emerged as a critical issue for businesses in Mesa County and western Colorado and local officials have been working behind the scenes to...
September 28, 2021 | Headlines, UP
(Source: CBS Austin, September 26, 2021 SMITHVILLE, Texas — Families are back in their homes safe Sunday night after a train derailment prompted evacuations in a Smithville neighborhood. The crash caused a chemical tanker to leak acid which experts said could have...
September 24, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, UP
(Source: Courthouse News Service, September 23, 2021) CHICAGO — Three busy commuter train lines in Chicagoland no longer have any legal protection from service cuts, thanks to a Thursday federal court ruling. Full story: Courthouse News Service
September 24, 2021 | Headlines, Quarterly Income, UP
(Source: Union Pacific press release, September 23, 2021) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corporation will release third quarter 2021 financial and operating results on Thursday, October 21, 2021, at 8:00 a.m. ET. The company’s management team will host a conference call...
September 22, 2021 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 21, 2021) The $222 million project to replace the Merchants Bridge that links Missouri and Illinois at downtown St. Louis reached a major milestone Sept. 17, with the first of three new trusses being installed. Dating back...
September 20, 2021 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Associated Press, September 17, 2021) OMAHA, Neb. — As Union Pacific’s CEO, Lance Fritz has had to find ways to keep the freight moving during the coronavirus pandemic as the economy nearly ground to a halt and then roared back to life. Now he is working to...
September 16, 2021 | Headlines, UP
(Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency press release, September 15, 2021) SEATTLE — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has settled an enforcement action with the Union Pacific Railroad for Clean Water Act violations near the Columbia River in...
