May 18, 2021 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Reuters, May 17, 2021) SIBLEY, Iowa — Drone video obtained by Reuters showed train carriages strewn about a track with some parts on fire. Sibley fire chief Ken Huls told local radio that the train was carrying fertilizer and ammonium. Full story: Yahoo...
May 18, 2021 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Siouxland News, May 17, 2021) SIBLEY, Iowa — Union Pacific says crews have finished clearing the derailed cars early Tuesday morning. The fire is still smoldering and expected to be extinguished soon. An evacuation order was lifted Monday evening. Full story:...
May 18, 2021 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Austin Daily Herald, May 17, 2021) ALBERT LEA, Minn. — About 40,000 gallons of hydrochloric acid spilled into the soil and wetland on the western part of Goose Lake during the Union Pacific Railroad train derailment Saturday afternoon, authorities stated...
May 18, 2021 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Reuters, May 17, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked the U.S. Solicitor General’s office to take a side in a case involving Union Pacific Railroad Co over whether a train that has temporarily stopped is still “in use,” exposing...
May 17, 2021 | Headlines, UP
(Source: CNN, May 15, 2021) ALBERT LEA, Minn. — A Union Pacific train derailed Saturday afternoon in Albert Lea, Minnesota, according to local authorities. No injuries have been reported among the crew, according to the railroad. Full story:...
May 17, 2021 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Reuters, May 17, 2021) NEW YORK — A Union Pacific train hauling hazardous materials derailed and then caught fire in the city of Sibley, Iowa, authorities said on Sunday, leading to the evacuation of dozens of people although there were no reports of injuries...
May 14, 2021 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Union Pacific press release, May 13, 2021) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corporation announced that its Board of Directors today voted to increase the quarterly dividend on the company’s common shares by 10% to $1.07 per share. The dividend is payable June 30,...
May 11, 2021 | Headlines, UP
(Source: The Register-Guard, May 10, 2021) EUGENE, Ore. — The Union Pacific train trestle in Springfield caught fire early Monday morning, causing “moderate” damage to the bridge before it was put out by firefighters. Trains still are able to use the...
May 10, 2021 | Headlines, UP
(Source: The Times-Tribune, May 7, 2021) SCRANTON, Pa. — Brendan Munoz and his family planned all along to visit Steamtown National Historic Site to celebrate the little boy’s seventh birthday. Full story: Yahoo News
May 10, 2021 | Headlines, UP
(Source: The Herald Journal, May 9, 2021) LOGAN, Utah — As an unprecedented feat of American engineering, the work of completing the nation’s first transcontinental railroad was fraught with challenges, delays and mishaps that are sometimes glossed over in historical...
