August 10, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Arizona Republic, August 7, 2020) TEMPE, Ariz. — The City of Tempe announced on Friday that Tempe Beach Park and Lake Marina will reopen Saturday a little more than a week after a Union Pacific train derailed and caught fire while crossing the lake. Full...
August 6, 2020 | CSX, Headlines, UP
(Source: Railway Age, August 5, 2020) NEW YORK — “Permanent changes in trade flows will likely cause the Port of LA to permanently lose about 15% of its market share to Gulf and East Coast ports, a clear negative for Union Pacific but favorable for CSX, Kansas City...
August 5, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, August 4, 2020) NEW YORK — The portion of the bridge that collapsed in Tempe, Ariz., will be rebuilt. Inspectors said the sections of the steel truss bridge that did not fail are structurally safe. Union Pacific is still...
August 4, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Arizona Republic, August 3, 2020) TEMPE, Ariz. — Excavators and construction trucks lined the north and south banks of Tempe Town Lake on Monday, five days after a Union Pacific train derailed and caught fire while crossing the lake. Crews are clearing the...
August 3, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: 12 News, August 2, 2020) TEMPE, Ariz. — Just five days after a train derailed and caught fire on the Salt River bridge over Tempe Town Lake, a portion of the bridge and two rail cars came crashing down in a planned explosion Sunday morning. Full story: 12...
August 3, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Arizona Republic, August 1, 2020) TEMPE, Ariz. — In addition to replacing a section of bridge after this week’s fiery derailment and collapse, crews at Tempe Town Lake will test soil and water to determine the environmental impacts of chemicals that...
August 3, 2020 | Headlines, NTSB, UP
(Source: Arizona Republic, August 1, 2020) TEMPE, Ariz. — About half a dozen local, state and federal agencies are investigating what caused a train crossing over Tempe Town Lake to derail and catch fire this week. Full story: www.azcentral.com
July 31, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Arizona Republic, July 30, 2020) TEMPE, Ariz. — Calls to 911 poured in shortly after 6 a.m. Wednesday as the Salt River Union Pacific Bridge turned into a fiery disaster scene. While the sequence of events was not yet clear Wednesday night, the cascade of...
July 31, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Television station ABC 15, July 30, 2020) TEMPE, Ariz. — Union Pacific apologized Thursday for the disruption it caused after one of its trains that was hauling lumber, chemicals, and other materials derailed, and subsequently caught fire, while crossing a...
July 30, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Television station ABC 15, July 30, 2020) TEMPE, Ariz. — Officials confirm Wednesday’s train derailment in Tempe was the second time a Union Pacific train had derailed on the bridge over Tempe Town Lake in recent weeks. Source:...
