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Chrysler says thanks to Union Pacific
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Chrysler says thanks to Union Pacific (The following story by Joe Ruff appeared on the World-Herald website on September 28, 2010.) OMAHA On the heels of a fatal accident in Upstate New York this past weekend, a double-decker coach owned by Coach USA based Megabus was involved in a minor accident wit...
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Bomb squad responds to suspicious device on Union Pacific property in Nebraska
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Bomb squad responds to suspicious device on Union Pacific property in Nebraska (The following appeared on the Kearney Hub website on September 28, 2010.) COZAD, Neb. Officials are investigating after a suspicious device was found on Union Pacific Railroad property Monday. The device was found a...
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Union Pacific trains to speed up in eastern Neb.
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Union Pacific trains to speed up in eastern Neb. (The Associated Press circulated the following on September 22, 2010.) OMAHA, Neb. Union Pacific freight trains will soon begin moving faster through the eastern Nebraska cities of Grand Island and Columbus. The Omaha-based railroad says recent t...
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Union Pacific plans to demolish last bit of transcontinental history
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Union Pacific plans to demolish last bit of transcontinental history (The following appeared on the Examiner website on September 27, 2010.) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. Set the Way-Back Machine to 1874, when the transcontinental railway was still new and the Central Pacific Railway had arrived in Oak...
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Union Pacific railroad spent $1.28M lobbying the federal government in second quarter
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Union Pacific railroad spent $1.28M lobbying the federal government in second quarter (The Associated Press circulated the following on September 25, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. Freight railroad operator Union Pacific Corp. says it spent $1.28 million lobbying the federal government in the seco...
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Drink the water
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Tests under way on 1989 chemical spill at UP yard in Cheyenne (The Associated Press circulated the following on September 21, 2010.) CHEYENNE, Wyo. Tests are under way in a Cheyenne area for lingering effects of a 1989 spill at the Union Pacific railroad yards. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle Department r...
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Union Pacific switchman sues over back injuries
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Union Pacific switchman sues over back injuries (The following story by Michelle Massey appeared on The Louisiana Record website on September 15, 2010.) Louisiana - A Union Pacific switchman has filed suit against his employer after allegedly injuring his back attempting to align a switch. Brin...
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Wrong-way cyclist collides with UP train (The following story by Eva Ruth Moravec appeared on the San Antonio Express-News website on August 22, 2010.) SAN ANTONIO, Texas A bicyclist is recovering after colliding with a train Friday night on the city's East Side. Police said Levi Smith, 47, had bee...
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Union Pacific says derailments, collision block 3 busy rail tracks through southern Nebraska
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Union Pacific says derailments, collision block 3 busy rail tracks through southern Nebraska (The Associated Press circulated the following on September 9, 2010.) KEARNEY, Neb. Union Pacific Corp. isn't sure when three busy tracks through southern Nebraska will be reopened after derailments...
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Union Pacific CFO still expects peak fall shipping season
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Union Pacific CFO still expects peak fall shipping season (Dow Jones Newswires circulated the following on September 10, 2010.) NEW YORK Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) is standing by its view that intermodal volume is building toward a peak fall shipping season, although Chief Financial Officer Rob K...
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Union Pacific chief: Employee pride matters
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Union Pacific chief: Employee pride matters (The following story by Joe Ruff appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on September 9, 2010.) OMAHA, Neb. Pride that workers have in their company right down to wearing baseball caps with corporate logos must be considered during mergers and acqui...
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UP ordered to pay back wages to injured worker
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UP ordered to pay back wages to injured workerEUGENE, Ore. -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered Union Pacific Railroad Co. in Eugene to pay back wages and punitive damages to an employee who was fired after reporting a work-related injury, Th...
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UP again ranks high in list of veteran employers
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UP again ranks high in list of veteran employers (The Associated Press circulated the following on August 29, 2010.) OMAHA, Neb. Another magazine is praising Union Pacific as a top employer for military veterans. Miltary Times EDGE recently ranked the Omaha-based railroad No. 10 on its list of the...
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UP toying with monster trains
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UP toying with monster trainsUnion Pacific Railroad unleashed what critics are dubbing the monster train on unsuspecting Southern Californians earlier this year, according to Dennis Wyatt of the Manteca, Calif., Bulletin. The train was a record setting 3.4 miles long or almost three times the l...
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Union Pacific cleaning contaminated soil
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Union Pacific cleaning contaminated soil (The following story by Michael Pommier appeared on The Fort Scott Tribune website on August 19, 2010.) FORT SCOTT, Kan. A local lot of contaminated soil is being fixed after 10 years of testing. According to Gary Richards, Kansas Department of Health and E...
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Union Pacific settles with feds over forest fire costs
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Union Pacific settles with feds over forest fire costs (The following story by Denny Walsh appeared on the Sacramento Bee website on August 17, 2010.) SACRAMENTO, Calif. Union Pacific Railroad Co. has paid more than $17.3 million to settle the federal government's claim of damages and suppressio...
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Cracked wheel blamed for UP derailment in Oakland
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Cracked wheel blamed for UP derailment in Oakland (The following story appeared on the San Jose Mercury News website on August 5, 2010.) OAKLAND, Calif. A crack in a wheel is what caused a freight train to derail at 34th Street in Oakland on Tuesday afternoon, a Union Pacific spokesman said Wednesday...
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1,500 gallons of diesel leak from derailed UP remote control locomotive
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1,500 gallons of diesel leak from derailed UP remote control locomotive in Salt Lake City (The following story by Bob Mims and Samuel Weigley appeared on The Salt Lake Tribune website on August 4, 2010.) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah About 1,500 gallons of diesel fuel spilled Tuesday from a punctured tanker c...
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Union Pacific Announces Dennis J. Duffy to Retire; Lance M. Fritz Appointed Executive Vice President — Operations
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Union Pacific Announces Dennis J. Duffy to Retire; Lance M. Fritz Appointed Executive Vice President Operations (The following story appeared on the Wall Street Journal Market Watch website on July 30, 2010.) OMAHA, Neb. Union Pacific Corporation today announced Dennis J. Duffy, vice chairman...
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UP adds 3D rail simulators
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UP adds 3D rail simulatorsPS Technology (PST), a wholly owned subsidiary of Union Pacific Corporation, has added a 3-D simulation training program to its capabilities, according to a press release. The program produces realistic 3-D simulation training solutions for a variety of industries in...
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Fines mount in Union Pacific drugs case
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Fines mount in Union Pacific drugs case (The following story by Joe Ruff appeared on the Omaha World-Herald website on July 26, 2010.) OMAHA, Neb. Federal fines levied against Union Pacific grew by $101 million in July as more illegal drugs were found on trains coming from Mexico. Fines now total $16...
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Union Pacific's CEO Young says U.S. Congress discouraging rail investment
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Union Pacific's CEO Young says U.S. Congress discouraging rail investment (Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Theo Keith on July 23, 2010.) NEW YORK Union Pacific Corp.s chief executive officer said U.S. lawmakers are discouraging needed investment even as federal transit autho...
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UP reports record quarterly earnings
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UP reports record quarterly earningsOMAHA, Neb. -- Union Pacific Corporation has reported 2010 second quarter net income of $711 million, or $1.40 per diluted share, compared to $465 million, or $0.92 per diluted share, in the second quarter 2009. Second quarter 2009 net income included $72 mill...
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Quarterly earnings preview: Union Pacific
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Quarterly earnings preview: Union Pacific (The following appeared at Zacks.com on July 19, 2010.) NEW YORK An improving U.S. economy, significant surge in automotive shipments, and a sharp rebound in many of the companys end markets are expected to fuel future growth of Union Pacific Corp. (NYSE...
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