Union Pacific’s $85B deal creates first coast-to-coast railroad network By Daniella Genovese Union Pacific Corporation and Norfolk Southern Corporation announced a landmark merger deal on Tuesday that will create America’s first transcontinental railroad, linking more than 50,000 route miles from coast to coast. To continue reading…
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Union Pacific Railroad CEO ‘very comfortable’ working through tariffs
by Stuart Chirls for freightwaves.com DENVER — The chief executive of Union Pacific says his company will work through tariff shocks gripping the economy the same way it worked through the pandemic. To continue reading…
Union Pacific to close Texas shop kept open by 19th-century pact
Anderson County could appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. By Amber Gaudet for dallasnews.com Union Pacific Railroad has notified employees in the East Texas town of Palestine that their jobs — kept in place by an 1872 contract with the county — will be eliminated following a decision Friday by the Texas Supreme Court. To continue […]
FRA halts safety culture assessment of Union Pacific, citing coaching of workers
By David Lassen Railroad says issue stemmed from mistake by one employee WASHINGTON — The Federal Railroad Administration has discontinued efforts to gather information for an assessment of Union Pacific’s safety culture, telling the railroad it found indications of activities by the railroad that “adversely impact the integrity” of the process. To continue reading…