Most U.S. rail workers show support for UP, BNSF union labor contract that covers 15,000 employees in Nebraska

  By Russell Hubbard, Staff Writer, Omaha World-Herald; February 10, 2018 Railroad labor unions representing the more than 13,000 industry…

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Ninth Circuit Finds for Union Pacific Railroad in Pipeline Fight

By VICTORIA PRIESKOP, Courthouse News; February 7, 2018 PASADENA, Calif. (CN) — The Ninth Circuit revived counterclaims Tuesday by Union…

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Union Pacific Announces Redesigned Charitable Giving Program

A press release from Union Pacific Railroad: Local Grant Application Process Begins in April 2018 Omaha, Neb., February 1, 2018…

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Santa Barbara, California: Early Morning Train on the Horizon

By Jean Yamamura, Santa Barbara Independent; January 31, 2018 Rail commuters who packed the trains while the 101 was out…

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The Daily CSX: Union Pacific Names Cindy Sanborn Regional Vice President

A press release from Union Pacific Railroad: Omaha, Neb., January 26, 2018 Union Pacific today named Cindy Sanborn regional vice…

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Union Pacific Begins Brazos Yard Construction in Texas, the Largest Facility Capital Investment in Company History

A press release from Union Pacific Railroad: Spring, Texas, January 25, 2018 Union Pacific Railroad began construction this month on…

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Union Pacific Loses Cargo to Buffett’s BNSF for Third Year

By Thomas Black, Bloomberg Technology; January 25, 2018 Union Pacific Corp. lost ground to Warren Buffett’s BNSF Railway Co. for…

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Texas to fund Freeport-Rosenberg rail study

By Dug Begley, The Houston Chronicle; January 24, 2018 Texas transportation officials are poised to approve $600,000 to study a…

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Union Pacific again recognized as ‘most admired’ company

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; January 22, 2018 Union Pacific Corp. has been named Fortune magazine’s most admired company for the…

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Will century-old Impossible Railroad finally thrive, delivering billions in economic activity?

By Joshua Emerson Smith, The San Diego Union-Tribune; January 15, 2018 In Jacumba Hot Springs, less than a mile from…

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Union Pacific Estimates $6B Benefit in 2017 From Tax Bill

By The Associated Press, U.S. News & World Report; January 9, 2018 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific estimates that…

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Alton, Illinois train depot comes down; FDR and Eleanor, Gerald Ford stopped at station

By Linda N. Weller, The Telegraph; December 11, 2017 ALTON — A trackhoe began tearing away at the old Alton…

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One of the last great Washington State train rides is coming to an end

By Craig Sailor, The News Tribune; December 8, 2017 For more than a century, train passengers have traveled along Tacoma’s…

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Rail Blocked Crossing Statute Upheld, Departing From Overwhelming Precedent

By Jameson B. Rice, Holland & Knight LLP, Lexology; December 6, 2017 Many states and municipalities have (or used to…

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How America’s Top Railroad Learns to Fly

A press release from Union Pacific Railroad; December 5, 2017: We’ve all seen them – those miniature helicopters flying over…

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The Daily CSX: Growing length of U.S. freight trains in federal crosshairs after crashes

By Eric M. Johnson, Reuters, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; December 6, 2017 SEATTLE • The investigative arm of the Congress is launching…

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Two Major Unions Join In Ratifying Agreements With The Freight Railroads

A press release from National Railway Labor Conference: Accords now cover more than 81,000 employees in national bargaining ARLINGTON, Va.,…

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Union Pacific, startup accelerator partner to spur freight innovations

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; November 30, 2017 Union Pacific Railroad has partnered with startup accelerator Plug and Play to help…

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Three things must happen before North Texans can get TEX Rail commuter trains

By Gordon Dickson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; November 24, 2017 If all goes according to plan, a year from now the…

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New Misouri Rail Shuttle Facility Served by Union Pacific Helps Feed a Nation

A press release from Union Pacific Railroad; November 21, 2017 Missouri grain farmers know as well as anyone that time…

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Unusually warm weather lays bare a photo shoot on a Union Pacific trestle in Utah

By David Wells, Fox 13 Salt Lake City; November 22, 2017 MORGAN COUNTY, Utah — Deputies in Morgan County arrested…

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HEY, Amtrak (and others)…Let’s get some things DONE

Editor’s Note: Russ Jackson is the distinguished retired editor of the Western Rail Passenger Review. – Ccrail.com Editor By Russ…

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Washington State: A year after anti-fracking encampment, protesters return to block tracks in Olympia

By Abby Spegman, The Olympian, The News Tribune; November 18, 2017 One year after an anti-fracking group set up an…

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Phoenix Police Department: Man nearly steals two locomotives from Union Pacific rail yard

By Joe Ena, ABC 15 Arizona; November 16, 2017 PHOENIX – A man caught in the engineer’s seat of a…

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Texas: November 15th marks fifth anniversary of parade float-train crash

By Stewart Doreen, Midland Reporter-Telegram; November 15, 2017 Today, the Reporter-Telegram remembers arguably the most horrific incident in the history…

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