Union Pacific Senior Special Agent Danny Castaneda in Eagle Pass, Texas.
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Union Pacific Special Agent Castaneda Protects and Serves in Eagle Pass

At the start of every workday – typically around 5 a.m. – Union Pacific Senior Special Agent Danny Castaneda packs up his gear and heads to work in Eagle Pass, Texas, with his partner, a K-9 named Saar, in tow.

The new pedestrian bridge in Salt Lake City. (Union Pacific Photograph)
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UP: Improving Safety With Salt Lake City Pedestrian Bridge

A new $8.5 million pedestrian bridge in Salt Lake City that was built with the help of Union Pacific (UP) provides high school students, runners and pedestrians a safe way to cross five sets of railroad tracks.

Representatives from LCCC and Union Pacific unveil their groundbreaking public-private partnership, a direct collaboration between academia and industry to revolutionize trades education.
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Union Pacific Helps Spark a New Era for Trade School Students at Laramie County Community College in Wyoming

A trade school program in Cheyenne, Wyoming, focused on training the next generation of welders and diesel mechanics is expanding with the help of Union Pacific Railroad.

Union Pacific’s Todd Hackel (white shirt) attended the grand opening of the Kansas City facility with Dana Transport representatives Kim Feager, Dennis Lawless and Shawn Hensley. (Caption and Photograph Courtesy of UP)
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UP Transforms Property Into Rail Transload Facility for Plastic Pellets

An unused Union Pacific (UP) rail yard located in the heart of Kansas City has a renewed lease on life with the recent opening of a rail transload facility in a critical Midwest transportation corridor.

A Union Pacific locomotive simulator gave locals in Deming, New Mexico, and Willcox, Arizona, a hands-on opportunity to learn about rail safety.
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UP CARES Raises Safety Awareness with Thousands of People Annually

Armed with the resources to share public safety information throughout the railroad’s 23-state system, 126 Union Pacific Railroad employees/volunteers have delivered more than 93 rail safety presentations to more than 30,000 pedestrians, motorists and professional truck drivers in 2023.

Planet Tracks’ 2023 symposium planning committee included, from left: Sarah Mueller, senior manager-Vegetation; Greg Lanning, general director-Strategic Sourcing; Scott Wheeler, senior manager-Environmental; Nathaniel Skelton, associate senior app developer; Caitie Bundy, manager-Corporate Sustainability; Roxanne Smith, manager-Environmental Services and Projects; Courtney Scott, manager, Marketing and Sales; Brian Seward, manager-Short Line Development; and Planet Tracks President Craig Ingrisano, director, Labor Relations. Not pictured: Jacob Mendoza, analyst-Workforce Shared Services, and Madalyn Schuster, manager-Labor Relations.
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Union Pacific’s Planet Tracks Group Hosts First-Ever Employee Sustainability Symposium

Union Pacific Railroad’s business resource group, Planet Tracks, held its first-ever employee sustainability symposium focused on the initiatives, technology and outreach efforts the railroad is leveraging to build a more sustainable future.

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Field Vision Gives Train Crews Real-Time Glimpse into Union Pacific Network

It’s not quite a crystal ball, but for Union Pacific train crews a new tech solution – Field Vision – may be nearly as valuable as they deliver customer freight safely and efficiently.

The monumental journey transported Artemis II’s powerful rocket motors from Utah to Cape Canaveral, Fla. (Caption and Photograph Courtesy of UP)
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Watch: UP’s Role in Artemis II Mission

In a fusion of steel and stars, Union Pacific (UP) recently found itself on a one-of-a-kind voyage, serving a unique customer. The railroad teamed with Norfolk Southern (NS) and short line Florida East Coast (FEC) to safely transport 10 rocket motors from Northrop Grumman Systems in Corinne, Utah, to NASA in Cape Canaveral, Fla., for use in the upcoming Artemis II mission.

Past LEAD presidents attending the conference included, from left, Lori Loschen, general director, Marketing and Sales; Carrie Powers, assistant vice president-Financial Reporting, and current LEAD president; Polly Harris, vice president-Human Resources; Jill Bazzell Stenstrom, general director-Real Estate; Beth Whited, president; Beth Steele, general director, Marketing and Sales; Jennifer Hamann, executive vice president-Finance and chief financial officer; and Jennifer Sedlacek, senior director-Engineering Capital Budget.
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LEAD Marks 20 Years: The Women of Union Pacific Are ‘Powerful, Strong Risk Takers’

When President Beth Whited was promoted to Union Pacific Railroad’s executive ranks in 2000, about 10% of those leaders were women – today, that percentage has climbed to 26% and continues to grow.

Mechanical team members at the De Soto car shop saluted teamwork and safety at the July gathering.
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Safety as a Common Goal: Union Pacific’s De Soto Shop Celebrates its Team Spirit

Union Pacific’s De Soto, Missouri, car shop recently celebrated a one-year reportable injury-free milestone – an achievement the team last reached in 2015 – with a group lunch served up by management.

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