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UP 3Q profit drops on lower volumeUnion Pacific Corp.'s third-quarter earnings declined 26 percent as volume and freight volume again declined across all segments, the Wall Street Journal reports. The near-term outlook for the freight sector appears to be improving, with some on Wall Street str...
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Union Pacific defends chamber chief Tom Donohue
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Union Pacific defends chamber chief Tom Donohue (The following story by Joe Ruff appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on October 21, 2009.) OMAHA, Neb. An environmental group has questioned whether U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donohue can serve on the board of Union Pacific Co...
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UP invests in the futureOn the fringe of Council Bluffs, Iowa, where the windows are cracked and rust clings to the hubcaps of dilapidated Cadillacs, the future of American railroading thrums at idle, part of a billion-dollar shotgun wedding between Union Pacific and the world's most advanced tra...
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Chlorine cars derail at Bailey Yard
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Chlorine cars derail at Bailey YardNORTH PLATTE, Neb. - A derailment Saturday, Oct. 3, in Bailey Yard could have had disastrous consequences, according to an anonymous witness as reported in the North Platte Bulletin. The source, who was present at the time of the accident Saturday morning and cho...
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Stacktrain/UP cut-rate deal may be ending
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Stacktrain/UP cut-rate deal may be endingA well-known rail and intermodal analyst, Ed Wolfe of Wolfe Research, is projecting that Pacer International could end up renegotiating its cut-rate contract with Union Pacific Railroad by getting out of its Stacktrain service altogether, reports the...
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Man blames UP for truck stuck on tracks
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Man blames UP for truck stuck on tracksMARSHALL, Texas -- Driving his 18-wheel motor carrier through Marshall, Juan Hosea Gates was attempting to cross railroad tracks when his truck became stuck and was struck by a Union Pacific train, the Southeast Texas Record reported. Gates claims Union Paci...
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UP ensures heroism will live on
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UP ensures heroism will live onBOONE, Iowa -- There was something poetic about the pouring rain when Union Pacific and Iowa state officials gathered Thursday to dedicate the new Kate Shelley Bridge across the Des Moines River west of Boone, Iowa, The Omaha World Herald reports. It was, of course, a s...
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UP knows $500 will go a long way in Arkansas
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Union Pacific seeks suspects, offers reward after track tampering (The following story by Michael Ford appeared on the Courier News website on October 2, 2009.) RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. Union Pacific Railroad (UPR) is offering a $500 reward to anyone with information leading to the successful prosec...
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UP said good spot to start career
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UP said good spot to start careerOMAHA, Neb. - Union Pacific has been named one of the best places to start a career, the Associated Press reports. Business Week ranked the Omaha-based railroad No. 28 in this year's list of the best places to get started in the working world. UP's human resources vice p...
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UP to announce third quarter earnings on October 22
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UP to announce third quarter earnings on October 22 (Union Pacific issued the following on September 24, 2009.) OMAHA, Neb. In conjunction with Union Pacific Corporations (NYSE:UNP - News) Third Quarter 2009 Earnings Release, you are invited to listen to its presentation that will be broadcast l...
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UP covers Chatsworth death locomotive
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UP covers Chatsworth death locomotive Crews from Union Pacific Railroad on Wednesday covered a damaged locomotive that for nearly a year has sat near downtown Moorpark after it was involved in the deadliest crash in Metrolink history, the Ventura County Star reports. The Union Pacific diesel ele...
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Economy idles trains
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Economy idles trainsCOLTON, Calif. - Heading eastbound on Interstate 10 in Colton, drivers pass what seems to be a never-ending line of parked locomotives. Some are freshly painted, with "Union Pacific" in bold letters, while others have the graffiti-scarred signs of a long life on th...
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Member wins big verdict against UP
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Member wins big verdict against UPST. LOUIS - The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, affirmed a $1.427 million verdict against Union Pacific on Sept. 8. Union Pacific's appeal was heard on August 27 by Justices Glenn A. Norton, P.J., Mary K. Hoff, J. and Lawrence E. Mooney, J. All three jud...
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Editorial complains of UP's attitude
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Editorial complains of UP's attitude(The following editorial, "Rail plan must benefit all," appeared Sept. 11, 2009, in the Springfield, Ill., State Journal-Register.) We are profoundly hopeful that todays Illinois high-speed rail summit in Chicago can bring about a plan in which...
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UP expanding role in used car market
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UP expanding role in used car marketSeeking to expand its role in the used car shipping market, Union Pacific Corp. on Thursday announced a new Web site for its services ShipCarsNow.com, the Omaha World-Herald reports. The used car market is roughly three times larger than the new car market, but sh...
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Wrongful death suit filed against UP
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Wrongful death suit filed against UPMARSHALL, Texas - After her husband died on the job from a heart attack at age 46, Brenda Boyd filed a lawsuit against his employer, Union Pacific, the Southeast Texas Record reports. Alleging violations of the Federal Employer's Liability Act and several feder...
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City tracks down UP to clean up debris
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City tracks down UP to clean up debrisPALM SPRINGS, Calif. - Rickety shacks reaching 20 to 30 feet high, with piles of debris to match, used to greet anyone on their way to the Palm Springs Train Station or Interstate 10 for that matter, the Desert Sun reports. The site consisted of the skeletal remains...
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UP gets $100M penalty in rate dispute
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UP gets $100M penalty in rate disputeWASHINGTON - A federal agency has issued an estimated $100 million judgment against Union Pacific Railroad Co. in a rate dispute involving a southern power company, U.S. officials said Monday (July 27), according to the Dow Jones News Service. The Surface Tran...
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Union Pacific recalls some crews as profit beats estimates
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Union Pacific recalls some crews as profit beats estimates (Bloomberg circulated the following story by Craig Trudell on July 23, 2009.) NEW YORK Union Pacific Corp., the second- biggest U.S. railroad, posted a quarterly profit that beat analysts estimates as a 56 percent plunge in its fuel price...
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UP profit down, but beats estimates
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UP profit down, but beats estimatesUnion Pacific Corp., the second-biggest U.S. railroad, posted a quarterly profit that beat analysts' estimates as a 56 percent plunge in its fuel price helped blunt a drop in shipping demand, Bloomberg News reports. Second-quarter net income fell 12 percent to...
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Railroad crews work to reopen main line to L.A.
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Railroad crews work to reopen main line to L.A.MANTECA, Calif. - Union Pacific Railroad work crews were busy laying new track sections Tuesday morning at the scene of the main line wreck Monday evening as one Manteca family relived the scare of their lives, the Manteca Bulletin reports. John and Car...
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UP eyes trench for Ft. Worth line
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UP eyes trench for Ft. Worth lineFORT WORTH, Texas - To relieve the notorious Tower 55 train gridlock in Fort Worth, one of the nations biggest railroads wants to dig a 11/2 -mile-long trench and submerge its tracks as they run through a commercial and residential area south of downtown, the Star Tele...
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Tu & HHB to wear vests?
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According to Ted "In Decline" Curphy Date: 07/10/09 18:24 UP TY&E-how to make some money with the new vests. Author: funnelfan I'm forced to wear these vest at the shortline I work for, so I've come to know all the dangers of wearing the vest in a railroad environment. And for that reaso...
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Groups sue railroad over chlorine cargo
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Groups sue railroad over chlorine cargoSALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Should the Union Pacific Railroad be responsible for the safety of chlorine tankers it's hauling around the nation? Or, should the shippers, like U.S. Magnesium, be liable, The Salt Lake Tribune asks? That's the heart of the question p...
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Uncle Pete has pinned his hopes on Portland!
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Port of Portland, Ore., laying new tracks By the end of the month, the Port of Portland, Ore., plans to begin construction on a $14 million rail project in the Rivergate Industrial District, adding to a record year of infrastructure improvements for the public agency, which owns and manages the city...
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