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UP retakes sales lead from BNSF
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UP retakes sales lead from BNSFUnion Pacific Corp. reclaimed the title of the biggest U.S. railroad by sales from Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., the carrier being acquired by Warren Buffetts Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Bloomberg News reports. Revenue for Union Pacific fell 21 percent to $14.1...
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Train derails in UP's Columbus, Neb. yard
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Train derails in UP's Columbus, Neb. yardCOLUMBUS, Neb. -- Downtown Columbus crossings have been cleared after a train struck a piece of heavy equipment in the rail yard and derailed, the Omaha World-Herald reported. Union Pacific spokesman Mark Davis said Friday morning that the equipment had b...
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UP 4Q net falls 17 percent
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UP 4Q net falls 17 percentUnion Pacific Corp.'s fourth-quarter profit fell a less-than-expected 17 percent as shipping demand continued to wane for the railroad company, The Wall Street Journal reported. Earnings "reflected the continued impact of the recession that began in 2008,"...
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Now that's the definition of a trainFT. WORTH, Texas -- If you noticed a freight train passing through town Jan. 8 that seemed unusually long, thats because it was 3.5 miles long, in fact, reports the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram. Beginning about 12:30 p.m., a test train carrying 295 rail cars and nine lo...
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UP sets record in intermodal loads hauled
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UP sets record in intermodal loads hauledOMAHA, Neb. - Despite last year's tough economy, Union Pacific says it set company records with the number of intermodal shipments it handled in 2009, according to the Associated Press. The Omaha-based railroad says it delivered 1.25 million intermodal s...
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UP says 2009 a record year for domestic its intermodal shipments
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UP says 2009 a record year for domestic its intermodal shipments (Union Pacific issued the following press release on January 12, 2010.) OMAHA, Neb. Union Pacific Railroad (NYSE:UNP) achieved a record year of 1.25 million domestic intermodal shipments in 2009. In addition, for the second consec...
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Union Pacific worker injured near Gaviota, Calif.
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Union Pacific worker injured near Gaviota, Calif. (The following appeared on the Santa Barbara Edhat website on January 7, 2010.) SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - An employee of Union Pacific was injured Thursday when the hillside gave way beneath him. The 52-year-old man fell 100 feet to the beach. He suff...
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UP, train crew sued in toe-loss mishap
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UP, train crew sued in toe-loss mishapPORTLAND, Ore. - Attorneys for a nine-year-old boy have filed suit in Multnomah County Circuit Court seeking nearly $6 million in damages from Union Pacific and two railroad employees after a train ran over the boy's foot last year, causing him to lose four toes...
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Cemex asks feds to halt transfer of rail line
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Cemex asks feds to halt transfer of rail lineSANTA CRUZ, Calif. - Cement manufacturer Cemex, long the region's largest shipper of goods by rail, is asking federal regulators to stop a new railroad operator from taking over the local Union Pacific rail line -- at least until the new operator makes a gr...
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UP spent $50 million to keep 1,600 off furlough
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UP spent $50 million to keep 1,600 off furloughThe picture wasn't pretty for U.S. railroads in 2009, reports The Wall Street Journal. Shipments of goods ranging from lumber for home building to cars and electronics from Asia fell so much that Union Pacific mothballed 45,000 freight cars, idled 1,...
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Economy drives train traffic
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Economy drives train trafficWINNEMUCCA, Nev. -- Union Pacific Railroad recently opened the Donner Pass route after a year-long construction project designed to facilitate taller and longer trains. The improved route can now handle up to 9,000 feet of train with double-stacked freight contain...
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UP sets record with ag unit trains
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UP sets record with ag unit trains (The following appeared on the Wyoming Business Report website on December 22, 2009.) OMAHA, Neb. Union Pacific Railroad is used to setting records for carrying Wyoming coal in unit trains, and now it is setting records for hauling grain and soybeans, too. The Omah...
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UP workers set record
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UP workers set recordUnion Pacific Railroad said it set a monthly record for the number of trains moving grain and other agricultural goods in November, due in part to a record harvest, the Omaha, Neb., World Herald reports. The railroad's workers moved 400 agricultural unit trains, breaking the p...
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UP Building America in a Canyon near you
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Train derails west of Denver, car falls 25 feet Buzz up Play Video CBS4 Denver Train Derails In Coal Creek Canyon Thu Dec 10, 9:18 pm ET GOLDEN, Colo. A freight train derailed near the foothills west of Denver Thursday, sending an empty grain car plunging about 25 feet to the roadway below. The car...
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UP names new labor VP
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UP names new labor VPOMAHA -- Union Pacific named a new vice president for labor relations -- William "Rick" Turner, who previously was assistant vice president of labor. Turner's former boss, Lance Fritz, was shifted by the railroad to a new post of vice president - operations. Additio...
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UP pauses expansion projects in Ariz., N.M.
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UP pauses expansion projects in Ariz., N.M.PHOENIX -- Several construction projects to increase Union Pacific's freight-moving capacity on the railroad's main line across southern Arizona and New Mexico are being temporarily sidetracked by the recession, The Houston Chronicle reports. Pla...
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UP wins award for cutting air pollution
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UP wins award for cutting air pollutionOMAHA, Neb. Union Pacific's efforts to reduce air pollution around the busy California ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have been recognized, the Associated Press reports. The Harbor Association of Industry and Commerce of Southern California recently...
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UP worker injured in rock slide
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UP worker injured in rock slideA Union Pacific Railroad worker was seriously injured in a rock slide near Dunsmuir, Calif., the Redding, Calif., Record Searchlight reports. The conductor of a train spotted the man's arm sticking out of a rock pile Wednesday afternoon near the tracks, Siskiyou Cou...
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UP punches through Donner Pass
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And cuts 73 miles. Now it's double-stack height, allowing some trains ta completely by-pass the old Feather River Canyon route... Doublestacks on Donner Pass Following completion of a 12-month clearance project "designed to move customer products over a shorter, faster, and more efficie...
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Widow sues UP, train crews' estates
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Widow sues UP, train crews' estatesTAHLEQUAH, Okla. -- The widow of a Tahlequah truck driver who died after his tanker collided with a train in Grant County is suing the railroad company and others, the Tahlequah Daily Press reported. Tina Etherton filed her suit Friday afternoon against Union Pac...
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UP warns hunters: Stay off tracks
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UP warns hunters: Stay off tracksWAUSAU, Wisc. Railroad officials are warning hunters to be aware of trains while out hunting this deer season, the WSAU Web site reports. Union Pacific spokesman Mark Davis says it can be very surprising how quiet a train actually is when you're out in the woods, and t...
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UP board member under fire, again
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UP board member under fire, againUnion Pacific board member Thomas Donohue, whose full-time job is president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is under fire from two shareholder advisory companies who say he should be voted off another board on which he serves the board of Sunrise Senior Living. The...
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UP puts intermodel facility on hold
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UP puts intermodel facility on holdEl PASO, Texas -- Because of the recession, Union Pacific Railroad officials said plans for its proposed intermodal facility in Santa Teresa are on hold until the economy improves, the El Paso Times reports. "The global recession has had a major impact on Un...
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response back from general chai
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It is important to add that if this proposal fails ratification, we will be done with on-property handling. Our future contract will be settled at the national level and we will be in handling with the engineers on UP who have not enhanced their agreements in decades because they have been unsuccess...
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Rail chem spill 'a learning experience'
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Rail chem spill 'a learning experience'NORTH PLATTE, Neb. - Concerns over the response to a recent chemical accident at Union Pacific's Bailey Yard has caused railroad officials to reevaluate their protocols for dealing with incidents that involve hazardous materials, the Telegraph reports....
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