Union Pacific slowing California high speed rail: Report

By Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor, Railway Age Magazine; August 6, 2018 A dispute between Union Pacific and contractors threatens to…

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ATK, CEO, OTP, PTC, F&B, BLT, UP, etc. Challenges, challenges.

Note: Russ Jackson is the distinguished retired editor of the Western Rail Passenger Review, and a huge fan of BLT…

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Through Dirt, Rock and Water: Reopening Union Pacific’s Tunnel No. 11

A press release from Union Pacific Railroad; July 18, 2018 Union Pacific’s Chad Rose said it was hard to understand…

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From Union Pacific Railroad – The Race to Promontory: The Transcontinental Railroad and the American West

A press release from Union Pacific Railroad; July 16, 2018: Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE: October 6, 2018 – January…

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Hump yards, dwell times and velocity: a trio of railroad execs discuss the state of their companies

By John Kingston, Executive Editor, Freight Waves; May 16, 2018 It was a hat trick of three railroads at the…

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West Central Wisconsin: Area passenger rail service could benefit elderly population

By Jesse Horne, WEAU NBC 13 News; April 26, 2018 EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) — A train was arriving in…

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Union Pacific pulls locomotives out of storage, adds employees to ‘overload’ part of its congested network

  By Steve Jordon, Staff Writer, Omaha World-Herald; April 26, 2018 Union Pacific Railroad pulled 650 locomotives out of storage…

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UP, BNSF offer bonuses up to $25K to fill critical positions

By MATT OLBERDING, Lincoln Journal Star; April 24, 2018 Nebraska’s low unemployment rate is leading the nation’s two largest freight…

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Surface Transportation Board wants Class I service updates

By Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor, Railway Age Magazine; March 21, 2018 Complaints by grain shippers and automakers have spurred the…

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Union Pacific facing dozen lawsuits alleging cancer-causing substances in workplace

  By Russell Hubbard, Staff Writer, Omaha World-Herald; February 15, 2018 A dozen former Union Pacific workers have filed identical…

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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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Union Pacific Unveils Commemorative Locomotive Honoring U.S. Armed Forces

A press release from Union Pacific Railroad: UP Locomotive No. 1943 begins Salute to the Military Tour San Antonio, October…

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