August 26, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, UP
(Source: Chicago Tribune, August 26, 2020) CHICAGO — Metra, which is struggling financially during the pandemic, said Union Pacific’s refusal to send conductors into the train cars is costing the commuter rail system $1 million a month in lost ticket revenue. Full...
August 26, 2020 | Headlines, KCS, UP
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, August 25, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As Tropical Storm Marco, which threatened the Gulf Coast yesterday, lost strength and fell apart, concern about Hurricane Laura grew. There is potential for a greater than 9-foot storm surge in the...
August 25, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, August 24, 2020) NEW YORK — Union Pacific has not set a timeline on when a line of track in Albany County, Wyo., will be reopened following a 57-car derailment over the weekend. Full story: Railway Track &...
August 24, 2020 | Headlines, STB, UP
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 21, 2020) A coalition of labor and passenger-rail groups has written to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) in support of Metra’s request for an injunction to require Union Pacific Railroad to continue operating...
August 18, 2020 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, UP
(Source: CBS Chicago, August 13, 2020) CHICAGO — Union Pacific and Metra are facing a lawsuit after a crash in Wheaton left a woman critically hurt. Full story: CBS Chicago
August 14, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: www.azfamily.com, August 13, 2020) TEMPE, Ariz. — Just two weeks after a train derailment and bridge collapse caused a massive fire in Tempe, trains are rolling once again. Full story: www.azfamily.com
August 13, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Associated Press, August 12, 2020) PHOENIX — A state regulatory panel on Wednesday approved Union Pacific Corp.’s revised plan to rebuild part of a century-old railroad bridge that was damaged in a train derailment and resulting fire. The Arizona...
August 12, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, August 11, 2020) NEW YORK — The rail bridge that partially collapsed after a derailment in Tempe, Ariz., may be back open to Union Pacific traffic by Friday. Full story: Railway Track & Structures
August 12, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Tyler Morning Telegraph, August 11, 2020) TYLER, Texas — A judge in Henderson County has granted immunity for two Union Pacific employees who were operating a train involved in an Athens ISD bus crash that killed one child and injured another. Full story:...
August 11, 2020 | Headlines, STB, UP
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 10, 2020) The Surface Transportation Board (STB) last week declined to intervene in an ongoing dispute between Metra and Union Pacific Railroad over three Chicago-area commuter-rail lines that UP operates. Full story:...
