UP Maintains ‘Operational Excellence’ Amid Spring Storms

Union Pacific (UP) recently announced that its “operational excellence was on full display” in early April as teams “swiftly responded to severe thunderstorms, tornado warnings, torrential rainfall, swollen rivers, and flash floods across the South and Midwest.”

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Developing Our Leaders

CEO PERSPECTIVE, RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2025 ISSUE: When I think about great teams, I think about great players. When I think about great businesses, I think about great people.  In business, I’m

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Union Pacific Railroad—Now and Future

CEO PERSPECTIVE, RAILWAY AGE, APRIL 2025 ISSUE: Challenges and opportunities are always a factor in our industry. Because we move products that people use every day that fuel the economy, success means

AAR: North American Rail Volume Up Through Week 15

For the first 15 weeks of 2025, ending April 12, North American carload and intermodal traffic was up 3.3% from the same point last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported April 16. The United States and Canada experienced gains, while Mexico saw a loss.

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Modal Conversion, One Load at a Time

CEO PERSPECTIVE, RAILWAY AGE, APRIL 2025 ISSUE: Converting freight from truck to rail in North America happens one load at a time. We cannot achieve our grand vision of volume growth and

Infinity Loop Export Terminal Coming to California

A Turkish company has invested hundreds of millions of dollars toward developing a soda ash supply chain that begins in Wyoming, travels west more than 1,000 miles via Union Pacific, and will

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Empowering Team Members for Organizational Excellence

CEO PERSPECTIVE, RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2025 ISSUE: R.J. Corman is unique; we have some of the most talented people in the industry with a can-do spirit that has defined us since day

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Momentum on All Fronts: Safety, Operations, Customer Trust, Growth

CEO PERSPECTIVES, RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2025 ISSUE: 2024 was a transformative year for Norfolk Southern. With a fluid network, efficient terminals, and improved service levels, we have momentum to propel our railroad and our industry forward.

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The ‘G&W Way’ Sustains and Guide Us

CEO PERSPECTIVES, RAILWAY AGE APRIL 2025 ISSUE: Fresh off our celebratory 125th year, G&W is intensely focused on converting opportunities from our robust commercial pipeline into tangible business and driving more freight traffic to rail.

Port of Los Angeles: March Volume Shows ‘Sustainable Growth’

The Port of Los Angeles processed 778,406 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in March, a 4.7% increase over the previous year, the Port reported on April 11. The Port ended the first quarter handling 2,504,049 TEUs, 5.2% ahead of last year’s strong pace.

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