(Source: Omaha World-Herald, January 22, 2015)
OMAHA, Neb. — Shares of Union Pacific Corp. rose as much as 5.7 percent during intraday trading Thursday, as the company reported fourth-quarter profit that surged 22 percent on higher shipments of beer, lumber, coal and crude oil. However, Union Pacific acknowledged it is not without service issues such as network delays. Average train speed fell 8 percent to 23.8 miles per hour, and idle time in terminals for freight cars rose 11 percent to 31 hours.
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