(Reuters circulated the following on June 13.)
CHICAGO — No. 1 U.S. railroad Union Pacific Corp. on Friday declared an embargo across parts of its main line through Iowa, citing “severe weather and record floods.”
In letter to customers posted on its website, the company said parts of the line were “intermittently out of service” and it was monitoring other areas of the Midwest for flooding.
Union Pacific said the embargo could last as long as a week, depending on weather conditions.
No. 2 U.S. railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. did not immediately respond to a request for information on the state of its lines in Iowa.