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Supreme Court to DOJ: Is a stopped train in use?

(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...

UP train derails in SE Minnesota

(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:...

UP announces 10% dividend increase for second quarter 2021

(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,...

UP bridge catches fire in Oregon

(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...

UP Big Boy goes back on display at Steamtown

(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

The mishaps that made Promontory and its locomotives famous

(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...

UP seeks operating ratio of 55%

(Source: Railway Age, May 5, 2021) NEW YORK — At Union Pacific’s Investor Day, where achievements in operational efficiency, benefits of PSR implementation, shareholder returns and financial outlook were discussed, management predicted that the railroad will achieve a...

UP opening new Southern California terminal

(Source: Union Pacific press release, May 4, 2021) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific today announced plans to open a new intermodal terminal in the heart of Southern California’s import distribution region. It is the fastest growing region of industrial warehousing and...