Weekly Service Update

Announcement Number: CN2015-12
Categories: Weekly Service Updates
Posted Date: February 11, 2015

To Our Customers,

Winter Storm Linus affected both our Northern and Southern regions, which impacted carloadings and velocity. While Chicago was recovering from its fifth largest snowfall in history, we were also repairing broken rails between Kansas and Texas. Our winter weather preparedness plan led to a strong response, including coordination with interchange partners in Chicago. Chicago's operations have nearly returned to normal, allowing us to restore normal traffic flows through the city.

Below are some network statistics from last week:

  • Carloadings for the week ending Feb. 7, 2015, were 172,269. This is one percent less than the same week last year.
  • AAR system velocity was 24.3 mph, down 1.1 mph compared to the previous week.
  • System terminal dwell increased to 30.2 hours, up one hour compared to the previous week. Our Proviso Yard in Chicago was a major driver of this increase, up 12.4 hours due to the winter storm.
  • In total, we had 294,105 cars online, which is nearly 500 lower than the previous week.

Thank you for your business. Please contact the National Customer Service Center or your Union Pacific representative with any questions.