Union Pacific

Class I Briefs: CSX, NS, UP

One of CSX Santa Train’s first female managers of train operations returns to keep the tradition going. Also, a new fully electric crane joins Norfolk Southern’s (NS) fleet at its Austell Intermodal Terminal in Georgia; and Union Pacific (UP) is named one of the 50 best companies for Latinas to work for in the U.S. by LATINA Style, Inc.

(Utah Central Railway Photograph Courtesy of Patriot Rail)

UCRY Votes to Join BLET

Train and engine service workers from Patriot Rail’s Utah Central Railway (UCRY) have voted unanimously to join the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen (BLET) in an election certified by the National Mediation Board,

(CSX Photograph)

STB Revises Class I Employment-Data Reporting

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Dec. 20 extended the Class I’s employment-data reporting through Dec. 31, 2025, but is reducing the collection scope. On April 26-27, 2022, the STB held a public hearing

Class I Briefs: UP, NS, CPKC

Union Pacific (UP) Executive Vice President, Marketing and Sales Kenny Rocker provides a railroad status report. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) dedicates a special holiday train to support its work with the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation and hosts its first Customer Advisory Board meeting; and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) employees participate in the Class I’s most recent quarterly Safety Walkabout.

CN customers, suppliers and supply chain partners are recognized for their “leadership in sustainability.” (CN Photograph

Class I Briefs: CN, CSX/UP

CN recognizes customers, suppliers, and supply chain partnerships for their commitment to sustainability, and joins Clean Fuels Alliance America. Also, CSX and Union Pacific (UP) earn spots on Newsweek magazine’s “2025 America’s Most Responsible Companies” list.

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People News: A. Stucki Company, Watco, UP

A. Stucki Company names Stacy Waltz as Chief Human Resources Officer. Also, Watco Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Business Officer Rachael Peterson is recognized with the Kaye Lynne Webb Influential Award; and Diane Prauner joins Union Pacific’s (UP) Investor Relations Team as Assistant Vice President (AVP) and Brad Stock moves back to the Class I’s Accounting Team as AVP.

Celebrating Agri Beef’s new facility’s ribbon cutting, from left, Jason Teel, UP Superintendent-Train Operations, Transportation; Laura Heisterkamp, UP Assistant Vice President-Bulk, Marketing and Sales; Tim Brady, Agri Beef Director of Risk Management; Sara Nichols, UP Manager-Sales, Marketing and Sales; and JJ Sullivan, UP Director, Marketing and Sales. (UP Photograph)

UP Teams With Argi Beef, Frontier

Union Pacific (UP) is boosting business with service to Agri Beef’s grain milling facility in Nyssa, Ore., and to Frontier Carbon Solutions’s (Frontier) Sweetwater Carbon Storage Hub (SCS Hub) in southwestern Wyoming.

Class I Briefs: BNSF, NS, UP

BNSF reports record operations achievements for November and reaches another milestone with the SoCal ports. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) celebrates 50 years of excellence at its Training Center; and Union Pacific’s (UP) UPVETS resource group collects $80,000 in cash and more than 75,000 toys for the U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots program.