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Coming Down Sherman Hill
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I gather they were descending Sherman Hill: An eastbound freight train rear-ended another freight train Thursday night 18 miles west of Cheyenne, according to the Laramie County Sheriffs Office. The second train was parked.https://denver.cbslocal.com/2018/10/06/crew-member-body-reco...
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Kansas City Southern
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Big boost is likely, along with UP because of Trump's 'deal' with Mexico. Both outfits cross each others borders going both ways. [url]https://www.marketwatch.com/story/kansas-city-southern-upgraded-as-mexico-trade-deal-suggests-return-to-pre-trump-valuations-2018-08-29[/...
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Couple days ago Uncle Pete goes down ar Butler Yard
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Nice clean up of that mess... Somebody caught it on video. You can skip a buncha crap, 'cause it's damn near an hour time-wise. But pretty cool anyway! If ya like train vids. Uke do! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM5fvxuzKxk Butler Yard is in Wisconsin BTW -- Edited by Uke on Saturda...
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Slick new commercial. Wow Uncle Pete, impressive!
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Yep. But now all that's missing is a song. Yep. Just like LAMCO, and their country-western themed good ol' boyz! UP is an older railroad, and they've gobbled up more smaller, weaker outfits than LAMCO, it's time for a song, or three! Something like... "Go, go, go Union Pacific" or some shit! [url]http...
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Creative bookkeeping a la CSX?
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Hard ta say, but since the two Class-Is don't compete in any areas that we know about, but maybe Uncle Pete's using CSX's tricky math these days. One can only speculate, 'cause their revenue/expense ratio (reality) is kept hush-hush, and only available to major stockholders. That's NOT regular fol...
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Bright Headlight Wasn't Working?
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We know that these guys always have bright headlights so what could have possibly gone wrong? I wonder if they'll get sued? http://www.newswest9.com/story/37982562/two-train-collision-in-monahans http://www.cbs7.com/content/news/Train-partially-derailed-following-crash-in...
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This just in-UP layoffs at headquarters
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Union Pacific to layoff 750 US employees amid broader cost-cuttingThe layoffs, which represent about 8 percent of its management force, will largely hit employees in Omaha, Nebraska, where the company is based."Union Pacific for some time has leveraged employee attrition and technology to red...
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Whoops, Wrong Signal
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GALVA Union Pacific Railroads failure to conduct a risk assessment of a new light installation contributed to the probable cause for the collision of two UP freight trains in 2014 near Galva.The National Transportation Safety Board released in December an investigation report into the Sept. 25,...
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So I guess we have no UP members now judging by....
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HHB was our premier representitive of the UP and he is silent and perhaps gone forever. Hope he wasnt "silenced". So I guess we read the UP News that they produce for whats happening with the railroad today.
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Another Bad Day
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KANSAS CITY, KS (KCTV) - A Union Pacific worker was hit and killed by a train while on the job in Kansas City, Kansas Tuesday. Union Pacific is investigating the fatal accident, which occurred in its rail yard near 26th and Bayard Streets. Kansas City, Kansas police were called to the rail yard around 1...
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Were the Headlights on Bright?
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Uh oh: TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) Two crewmembers have been hurt when two freight trains hauling new vehicles collided on Union Pacific property in Northeast Texas.UP spokesman Jeff DeGraff says four cars derailed early Tuesday in Texarkana, Texas.Authorities are trying to determine why the westbo...
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UP Downside
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PHIRE HHB. http://montgomerycountypolicereporter.com/train-derailment-in-spring/
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13 train cars derailed near Wallula
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Almost seems Uncle Pete doesn't attract any attention down here.. Had too dig alittle and then it wasn't even a Oregon station that had a report.... http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/13-train-cars-derailed-269609301.html?tab=video&c=y http://union-bulletin.com/news/2014...
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Western Railroad Discussion > oil to Tacoma now out of Eastport...
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For the longest time UP wasnt into the oil train biznus in Wa St. but they are now. Saw this on drain oders where UP gets the Canadian Oil at Eastport ID and it goes south to Spokane and then to Hinkle Or where it goes west on the Oregon side of the Columbia River to Portland and then on joint BNSF/UP tracks to...
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Metra, UP sorry for 'Polar Express' messCHICAGO -- Metra and Union Pacific Railroad officials apologized Monday (Dec. 14) for turning away 135 excited children and adults waiting to board a "Polar Express" ride Saturday morning, leaving the pajama-clad fans of the story standing in t...
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Louisiana
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This is some scary stuff. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AuH1Ogdx4cg And then some of the wreckage: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=baa_1412639382
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Big (bad) news for Uncle Pete
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Nasty crash in Arkansas early this morning: http://www.thv11.com/story/news/local/2014/08/17/freight-train-collision-shuts-down-us-67-through-hoxie/14194225/ Sounds like single track main through the area...
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UP Salt Lake cause way
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This cause way is a curiosity to me. Back in 1994 I spent 5-6 days in the Salt Lake City going east, going south, going Soldier Summit and one "lost day" driving around the west side of The Great Salt Lake to catch trains coming westward off the cause way. I can tell I got some hand-held video fro...
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Another Trip Gone Wrong
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SOUTH WEBER, Davis County Several cars from a Union Pacific train derailed Wednesday following a collision.Just before 9:30 a.m., a Union Pacific freight train carrying grain rear-ended another Union Pacific train carrying grain near the mouth of Weber Canyon, according to Aaron Hunt, spoke...
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Where to Put This? Another One.
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The Caddo Sheriff's Office said the intersection of Old Mansfield Road and Keithville Springridge Road has reopened following a train accident earlier this morning.Around 6:40 a.m., a southbound Union Pacific train on the main track was diverted onto a side track and ran into a stationary Burlin...
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Uncle Pete does another grounder
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Coal. Looks like another mess for 'em ta clean up. Train derails near Chicago; no injuries reportedPosted: Jul 04, 2012 1:48 PM PDT Updated: Jul 04, 2012 3:38 PM PDT NORTHBROOK, Ill. (AP) - A Union Pacific spokesman says a freight train has derailed and a bridge over a stretch of road has collapsed in t...
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Best Ever!
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HHB (remember him?) would be all smiles, just thinking of how they are surely going to share the wealth:Union Pacific has "best ever" quarterly earningsPublished: July 19, 2013OMAHA, Neb. Union Pacific reported 2013-second quarter net income of $1.1 billion, its best-ever quarterl...
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Union Pacific Trains Collide Near Grand Junction Iowa
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UP trains collide near Grand Junction Iowa. http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Union-Pacific-Trains-Collide-Near-Grand-Junction-206755421.html
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Really, He Thought He Could Sell Them on E-Bay?
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http://www.kens5.com/news/Union-Pacific-conductor-accused-of-stealing-500000-in-train-horns-199686161.htmlHOUSTON -- It's not every day we come across someone accused of committing a crime involving trains, but a local man is accused of stealing train horns to make money. The crim...
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