November 21, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, November 17, 2023) Martin Oberman, chairman of the Surface Transportation Board, had several complimentary statements in his address Thursday to the RailTrends conference about progress in the nation’s rail sector. He called out several Class I...
November 6, 2023 | Headlines, Shippers, STB, UP
(Source: Trains.com, November 3, 2023) The Surface Transportation Board has denied Union Pacific’s request to dismiss a common-carrier case filed by a small shipper in the Twin Cities. In a 3-2 decision issued Thursday, the STB also ordered the shipper, Sanimax, to...
November 2, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: Associated Press, November 1, 2023) Union Pacific is trimming the ranks of the railroad’s management employees as part of the new CEO’s push to eliminate layers of bosses involved in decision making. The railroad, based in Omaha, Nebraska, said Wednesday that...
November 2, 2023 | Headlines, PSR, Railroad Safety, UP
(Source: Trains.com, November 1, 2023) The head of the track workers’ union has warned federal regulators that Union Pacific aims to furlough up to 1,350 maintenance-of-way employees next month and will push the remainder of this year’s planned trackwork projects into...
October 31, 2023 | Mexico, News, UP
The BLET’s National Legislative Office in Washington, D.C., scored a regulatory win for BLET members last week by blocking Union Pacific’s attempt to move trains across the border into the U.S. at Laredo, Texas without stopping under certain conditions. UP...
October 25, 2023 | Headlines, Quarterly Income, UP
(Source: Reuters, October 19, 2023) Union Pacific reported a 19% fall in quarterly profit on October 19, as higher labor costs and lower volumes outweighed the benefits from price hikes implemented by the railroad operator. The company’s operating ratio, a key...
October 13, 2023 | Headlines, Train Length, UP
(Source: Television station KTRK, October 6, 2023) POLK COUNTY, Texas — Two years after the death of a baby, along with numerous safety complaints from neighbors, two Union Pacific railroad crossings are closing in Polk County. Full story:...
October 13, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: KOAA, October 10, 2023) Eight cars of a Union Pacific train derailed south of Colorado Springs on October 10, spilling military vehicles and equipment along the tracks. Full story: www.koaa.com
October 5, 2023 | GCA Elections, News, UP
Ronnie Rhodes (right) pictured here with his wife Lisa at the 2023 Milwaukee regional meeting, was reelected to his fourth full term as General Chairman of the Union Pacific-Central Region GCA. ___________________ Ronnie E. Rhodes was reelected to his fourth full term...
October 5, 2023 | CPKC, Headlines, NS, UP
(Source: Trains.com, October 4, 2023) Canadian Pacific Kansas City has imposed an 8,500-foot train length restriction on the Meridian Speedway, the shortcut between the Southeast and Southwest that is a joint venture with Norfolk Southern. The move affects just one...
