October 13, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Laredo Morning Times, October 12, 2020) LAREDO, Texas — A Union Pacific employee suffered a leg injury after falling off a railroad car, according to first responders. Full story: www.lmtonline.com
October 7, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, UP
(Source: Streetsblog Chicago, October 6, 2020) CHICAGO — As if safety concerns, a 90 percent drop in ridership, and plummeting ticket revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic weren’t enough to worry about, Metra commuter rail’s ongoing dispute with the Union Pacific...
October 5, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, UP
(Source: Union Pacific press release, October 2, 2020) OMAHA, Neb. — Effective Monday, Oct. 5, Chicago commuters riding the UP North, Northwest and West Metra lines must show a valid ticket when boarding an outbound train or upon arrival at Ogilvie Transportation...
September 29, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines, UP
(Source: Modesto Bee, September 29, 2020) MODESTO, Calif. — A major rail upgrade in Stockton could ease travel for passenger and freight trains from Modesto and other parts of the Central Valley. Full story: Modesto Bee
September 29, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, September 28, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The lesser-known pitfalls of the U.S. Class I railroads’ conversion to precision-scheduled railroading are delayed responses, billing errors and unreliable maintenance checks, according to a...
September 28, 2020 | Headlines, Quarterly Income, UP
(Source: Union Pacific press release, September 24, 2020) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corporation will release third quarter 2020 financial and operating results on Thursday, October 22, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. ET. The company’s management team will host a conference call...
September 18, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Houston Chronicle, September 17, 2020) HOUSTON — Regina Martin-Morgan, 51, has spent the last decade taking care of her family. First, it was her mother: colon cancer diagnosed in 2011. Then, her father: prostate cancer. Her brother: Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Full...
September 17, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Business Insurance, September 16, 2020) CHICAGO — A railroad failed to reasonably accommodate a hearing-impaired conductor who was terminated, a federal appeals court said Monday, in overturning a lower court ruling and reinstating his disability...
September 14, 2020 | Headlines, NTSB, UP
(Source: www.azfamily.com, September 10, 2020) PHOENIX, Ariz. — The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday released its preliminary report on the train derailment that took out a portion of the Salt River Bridge in Tempe on July 29. According to the report,...
September 14, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines, UP
(Source: American Journal of Transportation, September 11, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Northern California logistics consultant was unable to book containers on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) or Union Pacific (UP) railroads for the first week of September...
