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Union Pacific Helps Customers and Communities Prepare for Winter Weather
As winter approaches, it’s essential to prepare for the challenges that the season may bring. Union Pacific recently hosted a webinar for customers and communities on winter weather planning and recovery. Read Story
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Innovation 11212024
Union Pacific’s New Texarkana Focus Site Provides Customers Competitive Access to Rail
Everything really is bigger in Texas, and Union Pacific Railroad’s newest focus site connecting customers to rail is no exception – with nearly 12,000 developable acres of land, TexAmericas Center is one of the largest rural industrial centers in the Americas.
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Union Pacific’s Fox Honored with AAR Environmental Excellence Award
Dedicated to making trains more efficient, Jason Fox, senior director-Locomotive Engineering and Quality, is playing a key role in Union Pacific’s environmental initiatives – and his work is receiving national recognition.
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Union Pacific Machine Operator Juan Gonzalez: You Feel Terrible in that Moment
The stakes are high when operating massive track equipment. Union Pacific Machine Operator Juan Gonzalez learned this when he accidentally backed a tamper machine into a stationary vehicle, demolishing his supervisor’s hy-rail truck.
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Union Pacific Announces Chief Legal Officer Craig Richardson to Retire, Names Christina Conlin SVP and Deputy General Counsel
Union Pacific today announced Craig Richardson, chief legal officer, will retire March 31, 2025, after nearly 10 years with the railroad. Christina Conlin, who most recently served as chief risk officer and associate general counsel with Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, will join Union Pacific effective Dec. 2 as senior vice president and deputy general counsel.
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Union Pacific Mechanical Car Department Achieves 1 Million Hours of Safe Work
As Union Pacific continues its journey to world-class safety, the railroad’s Mechanical Car Department passed an important mile marker – 1 million hours of reportable injury-free work.
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Union Pacific's Energy Management System Enhances Train Handling, Optimizes Performance
As technology continues to transform the railroad, Union Pacific is driving operational efficiency with its Energy Management System (EMS). Akin to intelligent cruise control, the software – installed on more than 3,500 Union Pacific locomotives – is engaged by the locomotive engineer to control throttle and dynamic braking.
Innovation 11122024
Union Pacific Honors 16 Companies with Annual Sustainability Partner Award
Union Pacific proudly recognized 16 customers and suppliers with the railroad’s 2024 Sustainability Partner Award. This is the second year Union Pacific awarded innovative partners who demonstrated leadership and progress toward achieving their sustainability goals.
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Volkswagen's New Texas Port Facility Fuels Mutual Growth with Union Pacific
As Volkswagen celebrates the opening of its new vehicle processing center in Freeport, Texas, Union Pacific is poised for growth as the automaker’s rail partner of choice. Union Pacific will help VW distribute imported vehicles to approximately 300 dealerships across the central and western U.S.
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Synergies in Market Reach and Tech Lead to Growth with Timber Customer
RoyOMartin recently cut the ribbon on its expanded oriented strand board plant in Corrigan, Texas, enabling the company to better meet the demand for high-quality, sustainable wood products across the region. The celebration also marks another chapter in its strategic partnership with Union Pacific.
Safety 10302024
Union Pacific Conductor Lenson Riggs, Jr.: That Day Changed the Way I Work
What started as an ordinary day left a lasting impression on Conductor Lenson Riggs Jr. after he signaled a train to proceed toward a derail, a safety device designed to protect ground crews by forcing equipment off the track.
Innovation 10292024
Union Pacific Engages with Customers on Journey to Grow and Win Together
Through strategic investments, innovative solutions and open dialogue, Union Pacific is focused on growing with its customers. As part of that journey, Union Pacific hosted three events in Omaha with more than 150 customers from its Bulk, Industrial and Premium teams, fostering conversations on how best to meet their evolving needs.
Safety 10282024
Union Pacific Enhances Cargo Security on Numerous Fronts
Amid ever-changing challenges to supply chain security, Union Pacific has undertaken aggressive steps to safeguard its customers’ cargo, including strengthening its infrastructure and deploying technology to surveil its tracks and rail yards.
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Union Pacific Team Demonstrates the Strength of What is Possible
I am happy about what we have accomplished and where we are headed – our progress proves our Safety, Service and Operational Excellence strategy is working. Recent results show our resilience as a railroad and demonstrate the strength of what is possible when our Union Pacific team works together, focused on a united strategy.
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Union Pacific Hosts Renewable Fuels Webinar
Union Pacific recently hosted a webinar focusing on renewable fuels. This informative session shared how the railroad is testing new fuel sources for locomotives to meet climate-related goals, while reaching new markets and customers.
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Union Pacific Investing in New Midwest Intermodal Terminal
Union Pacific's new intermodal terminal in Kansas City will provide customers in the growing Midwestern markets ease of access to Union Pacific's 23-state network, including ocean ports on the West Coast and the Gulf of Mexico.
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Union Pacific Is New Official Sponsor of US Speedskating
Union Pacific Railroad today announced a four-year partnership with US Speedskating, the organization dedicated to supporting speed skaters from local clubs to the Olympics.
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