June 15, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Fox 13, June 12, 2020) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Multiple agencies responded to a freight train fire Saturday afternoon near Rock Springs, Wyoming. No one was injured. Full story: www.fox13news.com
June 12, 2020 | BNSF, Headlines, UP
(Source: KTUL, June 12, 2020) CLAREMORE, Okla. — Train delays in Claremore are a common issue but today folks in town say they’ve gotten worse. Police say maintenance work has caused parts of town to be shut down for more than 30 minutes at a time. Full story:...
June 3, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: MarketWatch, June 2, 2020) NEW YORK — Shares of Union Pacific Corp. rose 1.1% in afternoon trading Tuesday, putting them on track to snap a 3-day losing streak, after the railroad operator provided an optimistic volume outlook at an industry conference. Full...
June 2, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Arkansas Democrat Gazette, June 1, 2020) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A Union Pacific train derailed in Little Rock Monday night as cars split from the front engine of the train and plowed into another track. Full story: Arkansas Democrat...
June 2, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, June 1, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Shippers are concerned that the freight railroads’ justification over alleged price fixing that occurred in the early 2000s could open the door towards loosening antitrust laws. Full story: Freight...
June 1, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: My Leader Paper, May 31, 2020) FESTUS, Mo. — The Union Pacific railroad is extending its temporary shutdown of the De Soto car shops to late June, the company announced in a May 21 letter to employees. Full story: www.myleaderpaper.com
May 29, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: Union Pacific press release, May 28, 2020) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific today published its 2019 Building America Report, the company’s annual sustainability report detailing progress toward its social, economic and environmental initiatives. The report,...
May 22, 2020 | CP, Headlines, UP
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, May 21, 2020) CHICAGO — Illinois Tollway officials on Thursday announced separate agreements with Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific railroads totaling $250 million that mark “the next major step forward” in the construction of Interstate...
May 20, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: North Platte Telegraph, May 19, 2020) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — The Union Pacific Railroad Tuesday laid off an unspecified number of workers in Bailey Yard’s mechanical department. Raquel Espinoza, U.P.’s senior director for corporate communications and media...
May 15, 2020 | Headlines, UP
(Source: LaGrande Observer, May 14, 2020) VALE — Union Pacific Railroad on Friday shut down its specialty rail shipping facility in Wallula, Washington, that has been a key resource for Malheur County onion producers. Full story: LaGrande...
