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4,200 workers furloughed, but UP CEO's compensation was $11.2 million in 2009 (The Associated Press circulated the following story by Josh Funk on March 31st, 2010.) OMAHA, Neb. Union Pacific Corp. Chairman and CEO Jim Youngs compensation fell less than 5 percent last year because the railroads b...

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UP locomotive honors Boy ScoutsIn the nearly 150 years of the Union Pacific Railroad Corporation, the company has released only 10 commemorative locomotives, the Conroe (Texas) Community News reports. Among them, one train commemorates the troops of Desert Storm, one honors the United Way and t...

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UP chugs along with track improvementsARIZONA -- As it waits for the economy to improve, Union Pacific Railroad's construction plans are heading in two directions, The Arizona republic reports. Although it has postponed plans to finish doubling its tracks in Arizona, the company has begun a $42 m...

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Runaway UP train travels through downtown Houston (The following report appeared at WFAA.com on March 21, 2010.) HOUSTON Officials are trying to find out what went wrong after a Union Pacific train started moving Sunday morning with no one at the controls. The runaway train traveled through downt...

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UP derailment caused by broken railNORTH PLATTE, Neb. - A broken rail caused eight cars to jump the tracks at Bailey Yard on Wednesday morning, leaving seven cars on their sides and dumping about 700 tons of coal, The North Platte Telegraph reports. According to Union Pacific Railroad spokesman Tom...

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UP train catches fire in Saginaw wreckSAGINAW, Texas -- A collision between a Union Pacific freight train and a military tank truck in Saginaw sparked a fire that damaged a locomotive, The Houston Chronicle reported. UP spokeswoman Raquel Espinoza-Williams says the crew safely exited the train M...

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Man found dead hanging between UP carsSAN FRANCISCO -- A man was found dead hanging between two freight cars on train tracks owned by Union Pacific in South San Francisco yesterday morning, Caltrain spokeswoman Christine Dunn said. The case is being investigated as a crime, according to the San Mat...

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UP CEO sees signs of improved economyNEW YORK The CEO of Union Pacific said Friday that shipments carried by the nation's biggest railroad are stronger than expected this year, but are still a long way from full recovery, the Associated Press reports. In an interview with The Associated Press, Unio...

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Judge: UP has no right to contact workerUnion Pacific Railroad has no right to contact an employee to ascertain when he might be able to return to work, Judge Bob Wortham ruled Monday, March 1, the Southeast Texas Record reports. The decision stems from a personal injury suit filed in July by Travis Jo...

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UP car leaks 30,000 gallons of ethanolBOONE COUNTY, Iowa -- Officials from several departments across Boone and Greene Counties, as well as Hazmat crews from Des Moines, were in Boone this morning (March 2) helping with an ethanol gasoline spill, the Boone News-Republican reported. According to...

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Date: 02/25/10 13:29 1700hrs Up Date on UP Heritage Locomotives Author: CaliforniaSteam The Following is a list of the current locations and were the Heritage units are heading next: *** THERE HAS BEEN SOME CHANGES SINCE I PUT OUT MY EARLIER UP DATE *** UP1982 MOPAC LAST REPORT WAS ON THE BNSF HEADED F...

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Union Pacific railroad will build more permanent fence to keep trespassers out (The following story by Layla Bohm appeared on the News-Sentinel website on February 23, 2010.) LODI, Calif. If you've made it a habit of driving onto railroad property off Swain Drive and dumping trash, those days are s...

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Utah gov: No trainloads of uranium hereSALT LAKE CITY - About 6,500 tons of low-level radioactive waste from South Carolina won't be coming to Utah as originally planned, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Monday in announcing a verbal agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy, the Associated Press re...

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Train derails, toxic cloud forces CA evacuations KEENE, Calif. A freight train has derailed near Bakersfield and one of its cars caught fire and forced the evacuation of several nearby homes. Kern County Fire Department spokesman Sean Collins says there were no serious injuries in the derailment...

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UP eyes 20-percent hike in trafficSAN ANTONIO - Union Pacific Corp. expects a 20 percent increase in freight volume at its main San Antonio-area terminal this year over last, an executive from the railroad's Omaha, Neb., headquarters said Wednesday, the Express News reports. Most of the increase...

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Union Pacific to begin $29 million in rail upgrades (The following appeared on the Houston Chronicle website on February 11, 2010.) HOUSTON, Texas Union Pacific Railroad will begin making $29 million worth of improvements to the rail line running from Spring to the Washington Corridor next week,...

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UP train jumps the tracks in Wis.KEMOSHA, Wis. -- A Union Pacific freight train derailed in Pleasant Prairie Monday afternoon, with 24 of the 113 cars coming off the track between Bain Station Road and Highway 50 west of Green Bay Road, the Kenosha News reported. The cause of the derailment, which occ...

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Union Pacific declares quarterly dividend of 27 cents per share (Union Pacific issued the following on February 4, 2010.) OMAHA, Neb. The Board of Directors of Union Pacific Corporation has declared a quarterly dividend of 27 cents per share on its common stock, payable April 1, 2010, to stockhold...

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STB rules UP must provide shipper new ratesOn Thursday (Jan. 28), the Surface Transportation Board (STB) announced a ruling that requires Union Pacific Railroad to establish new rates for chlorine shipments from U.S. Magnesium L.L.C., Progressive Railroading reported. The board determined t...

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UP begins to recall mothballed railcars (The following appeared on the Wallowa County Chieftain website on January 29, 2010.) ENTERPRISE, Ore. Union Pacific Railroad this week began pulling mothballed railcars out of storage in Wallowa County as its business picks up. Some 150 cars were moved of...

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UP accused of environmental violationsPORTLAND, Ore. - The government accused Union Pacific Railroad this week of Clean Water Act violations that began with a speeding train and a sleeping engineer and ended with a 29-car derailment and diesel spills into critical fish habitat in eastern Oregon...

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Sulfuric acid tanker among derailed carsHOUSTON -- Union Pacific brought in heavy equipment late Monday to remove eight cars that had derailed in Baytown, including one filled with sulfuric acid and another with antifreeze, authorities said. Baytown's hazardous materials team inspected the c...

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Union Pacific opposes new rail regulatory legislation (The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on January 21, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. The largest U.S. freight railroad, Union Pacific, came out against the version of the rail regulatory bill that cleared th...

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Broken axle blamed in Neb. derailmentNORTH PLATTE, Neb. A broken axle was the cause of last weeks derailment involving two trains near Lake McConaughy, Union Pacific Railroad officials said Monday, according to the Omaha World-Herald. The derailment occurred Thursday night about 12 miles nort...

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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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	4,200 workers furloughed, but UP CEO's compensation was $11.2 million in 2009 (Preview) 4,200 workers furloughed, but UP CEO's compensation was $11.2 million in 2009 (The Associated Press circulated the following story by Josh Funk on March 31st, 2010.) OMAHA, Neb. Union Pacific Corp. Chairman and CEO Jim Youngs compensation fell less than 5 percent last year because the railroads b...	Troll	2	486	4:24 PM, 04/01/10 by Cy Valley
	UP locomotive honors Boy Scouts (Preview) UP locomotive honors Boy ScoutsIn the nearly 150 years of the Union Pacific Railroad Corporation, the company has released only 10 commemorative locomotives, the Conroe (Texas) Community News reports. Among them, one train commemorates the troops of Desert Storm, one honors the United Way and t...	Troll	1	484	2:09 PM, 03/31/10 by Troll
	UP chugs along with track improvements (Preview) UP chugs along with track improvementsARIZONA -- As it waits for the economy to improve, Union Pacific Railroad's construction plans are heading in two directions, The Arizona republic reports. Although it has postponed plans to finish doubling its tracks in Arizona, the company has begun a $42 m...	Troll	1	401	8:07 PM, 03/25/10 by WeedWeasel
	Runaway UP train travels through downtown Houston (Preview) Runaway UP train travels through downtown Houston (The following report appeared at WFAA.com on March 21, 2010.) HOUSTON Officials are trying to find out what went wrong after a Union Pacific train started moving Sunday morning with no one at the controls. The runaway train traveled through downt...	Troll	1	476	3:18 PM, 03/22/10 by Cy Valley
	UP derailment caused by broken rail (Preview) UP derailment caused by broken railNORTH PLATTE, Neb. - A broken rail caused eight cars to jump the tracks at Bailey Yard on Wednesday morning, leaving seven cars on their sides and dumping about 700 tons of coal, The North Platte Telegraph reports. According to Union Pacific Railroad spokesman Tom...	Troll	0	467	12:37 PM, 03/19/10 by Troll
	UP train catches fire in Saginaw wreck (Preview) UP train catches fire in Saginaw wreckSAGINAW, Texas -- A collision between a Union Pacific freight train and a military tank truck in Saginaw sparked a fire that damaged a locomotive, The Houston Chronicle reported. UP spokeswoman Raquel Espinoza-Williams says the crew safely exited the train M...	Troll	0	832	11:39 AM, 03/16/10 by Troll
	Man found dead hanging between UP cars (Preview) Man found dead hanging between UP carsSAN FRANCISCO -- A man was found dead hanging between two freight cars on train tracks owned by Union Pacific in South San Francisco yesterday morning, Caltrain spokeswoman Christine Dunn said. The case is being investigated as a crime, according to the San Mat...	Troll	7	583	12:21 PM, 03/15/10 by Calvin
	UP CEO sees signs of improved economy (Preview) UP CEO sees signs of improved economyNEW YORK The CEO of Union Pacific said Friday that shipments carried by the nation's biggest railroad are stronger than expected this year, but are still a long way from full recovery, the Associated Press reports. In an interview with The Associated Press, Unio...	Troll	0	566	8:58 AM, 03/15/10 by Troll
	Judge: UP has no right to contact worker (Preview) Judge: UP has no right to contact workerUnion Pacific Railroad has no right to contact an employee to ascertain when he might be able to return to work, Judge Bob Wortham ruled Monday, March 1, the Southeast Texas Record reports. The decision stems from a personal injury suit filed in July by Travis Jo...	Troll	4	618	5:47 PM, 03/04/10 by FMB
	UP car leaks 30,000 gallons of ethanol (Preview) UP car leaks 30,000 gallons of ethanolBOONE COUNTY, Iowa -- Officials from several departments across Boone and Greene Counties, as well as Hazmat crews from Des Moines, were in Boone this morning (March 2) helping with an ethanol gasoline spill, the Boone News-Republican reported. According to...	Troll	3	508	2:56 AM, 03/04/10 by The Krink
	STOP THE PRESSES.....BREAKING NEWS! (Preview) Date: 02/25/10 13:29 1700hrs Up Date on UP Heritage Locomotives Author: CaliforniaSteam The Following is a list of the current locations and were the Heritage units are heading next: * THERE HAS BEEN SOME CHANGES SINCE I PUT OUT MY EARLIER UP DATE * UP1982 MOPAC LAST REPORT WAS ON THE BNSF HEADED F...	Troll	1	469	4:07 AM, 02/26/10 by The Krink
	Union Pacific railroad will build more permanent fence to keep trespassers out (Preview) Union Pacific railroad will build more permanent fence to keep trespassers out (The following story by Layla Bohm appeared on the News-Sentinel website on February 23, 2010.) LODI, Calif. If you've made it a habit of driving onto railroad property off Swain Drive and dumping trash, those days are s...	Troll	1	914	3:31 AM, 02/25/10 by The Krink
	Utah gov: No trainloads of uranium here (Preview) Utah gov: No trainloads of uranium hereSALT LAKE CITY - About 6,500 tons of low-level radioactive waste from South Carolina won't be coming to Utah as originally planned, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Monday in announcing a verbal agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy, the Associated Press re...	Troll	0	441	8:21 AM, 02/23/10 by Troll
	Derail in the Desert (Preview) Train derails, toxic cloud forces CA evacuations KEENE, Calif. A freight train has derailed near Bakersfield and one of its cars caught fire and forced the evacuation of several nearby homes. Kern County Fire Department spokesman Sean Collins says there were no serious injuries in the derailment...	Cy Valley	4	1948	5:15 AM, 02/22/10 by FMB
	UP eyes 20-percent hike in traffic (Preview) UP eyes 20-percent hike in trafficSAN ANTONIO - Union Pacific Corp. expects a 20 percent increase in freight volume at its main San Antonio-area terminal this year over last, an executive from the railroad's Omaha, Neb., headquarters said Wednesday, the Express News reports. Most of the increase...	Troll	0	566	10:19 AM, 02/18/10 by Troll
	Union Pacific to begin $29 million in rail upgrades (Preview) Union Pacific to begin $29 million in rail upgrades (The following appeared on the Houston Chronicle website on February 11, 2010.) HOUSTON, Texas Union Pacific Railroad will begin making $29 million worth of improvements to the rail line running from Spring to the Washington Corridor next week,...	Troll	0	380	9:11 AM, 02/12/10 by Troll
	UP train jumps the tracks in Wis. (Preview) UP train jumps the tracks in Wis.KEMOSHA, Wis. -- A Union Pacific freight train derailed in Pleasant Prairie Monday afternoon, with 24 of the 113 cars coming off the track between Bain Station Road and Highway 50 west of Green Bay Road, the Kenosha News reported. The cause of the derailment, which occ...	Troll	0	435	9:13 AM, 02/09/10 by Troll
	Union Pacific declares quarterly dividend of 27 cents per share (Preview) Union Pacific declares quarterly dividend of 27 cents per share (Union Pacific issued the following on February 4, 2010.) OMAHA, Neb. The Board of Directors of Union Pacific Corporation has declared a quarterly dividend of 27 cents per share on its common stock, payable April 1, 2010, to stockhold...	Troll	0	418	9:21 AM, 02/05/10 by Troll
	STB rules UP must provide shipper new rates (Preview) STB rules UP must provide shipper new ratesOn Thursday (Jan. 28), the Surface Transportation Board (STB) announced a ruling that requires Union Pacific Railroad to establish new rates for chlorine shipments from U.S. Magnesium L.L.C., Progressive Railroading reported. The board determined t...	Troll	1	480	2:55 AM, 02/04/10 by The Krink
	UP begins to recall mothballed railcars (Preview) UP begins to recall mothballed railcars (The following appeared on the Wallowa County Chieftain website on January 29, 2010.) ENTERPRISE, Ore. Union Pacific Railroad this week began pulling mothballed railcars out of storage in Wallowa County as its business picks up. Some 150 cars were moved of...	Troll	0	415	12:51 PM, 02/01/10 by Troll
	UP accused of environmental violations (Preview) UP accused of environmental violationsPORTLAND, Ore. - The government accused Union Pacific Railroad this week of Clean Water Act violations that began with a speeding train and a sleeping engineer and ended with a 29-car derailment and diesel spills into critical fish habitat in eastern Oregon...	Troll	0	411	11:49 AM, 01/28/10 by Troll
	Sulfuric acid tanker among derailed cars (Preview) Sulfuric acid tanker among derailed carsHOUSTON -- Union Pacific brought in heavy equipment late Monday to remove eight cars that had derailed in Baytown, including one filled with sulfuric acid and another with antifreeze, authorities said. Baytown's hazardous materials team inspected the c...	Troll	0	378	9:42 AM, 01/26/10 by Troll
	Union Pacific opposes new rail regulatory legislation (Preview) Union Pacific opposes new rail regulatory legislation (The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on January 21, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. The largest U.S. freight railroad, Union Pacific, came out against the version of the rail regulatory bill that cleared th...	Troll	1	353	8:16 PM, 01/22/10 by Freddie Krueger
	Broken axle blamed in Neb. derailment (Preview) Broken axle blamed in Neb. derailmentNORTH PLATTE, Neb. A broken axle was the cause of last weeks derailment involving two trains near Lake McConaughy, Union Pacific Railroad officials said Monday, according to the Omaha World-Herald. The derailment occurred Thursday night about 12 miles nort...	Troll	2	576	8:13 PM, 01/22/10 by Freddie Krueger
	UP retakes sales lead from BNSF (Preview) 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...	Troll	1	801	2:52 PM, 01/22/10 by Uke
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