Steel Dynamics’ Southwest-Sinton Division (pictured) was designed with a 3 million-ton annual production capacity, which includes a galvanizing line and a paint line; an additional galvanizing line and paint line are slated to be up and running in mid-2023.

Steel Dynamics Mill Launches in Texas (Updated)

Steel Dynamics earlier this month held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new flat roll steel mill in Sinton, Tex., which is served by Union Pacific (UP) and BNSF.

UP’s female population decreased slightly from 5.5% in 2020 to 5.3% in December 2021, according to Debra Schrampfer, AVP and Chief Diversity Officer. The railroad “is not alone,” she said. “Across the country, female representation in America’s workforce is at its lowest since 1988.”
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UP Diversity Efforts: Progress and Challenges

As the nation hopes to recover after two years of battling COVID-19, its workforce continues to feel the pandemic’s impact. Part of that is a thin job market with a different gender makeup than we’ve experienced in recent history.

The FRA report found that Amtrak trains experienced more than 1.2 million minutes of delay during the fourth quarter, up 37% from the previous quarter. System-wide, fourth-quarter train-miles were up 33% from the third quarter, coming in at 8,168,324 train-miles, as Amtrak restored service following the pandemic.

FRA Issues Amtrak OTP Report Card

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has released a report measuring the performance and service quality of Amtrak intercity passenger train operations for fourth-quarter 2021 (ending Sept. 30). Among the findings: the Cardinal, Sunset Limited and Texas Eagle were delayed most.

25 UNDER 40

RAILWAY AGE FEBRUARY 2022 ISSUE: Railway Age is proud to recognize 25 “Fast Trackers” Under 40 in 2022.

UP Issues ‘We Are One’ Report

Union Pacific (UP) has published online its inaugural “We Are One” Human Capital Report, covering diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I); workforce development; and recruiting efforts.

UP Chairman, President and CEO Lance Fritz

Rail Group On Air Sponsored by Trinity Rail: UP’s Top Exec Talks About the State of Class I Company

Railway Age Engineering Editor and Railway Track & Structures Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks with Union Pacific Chairman, President and CEO Lance Fritz about current capital projects, the labor shortage, and more.

Teresa Finley, Board Member, Union Pacific

UP Elects Finley to Board

Teresa Finley, a former United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) executive, has been elected to the Union Pacific (UP) Board of Directors.

UP, CSX Earn Spots on ‘World’s Most Admired Companies’ List (Updated)

Union Pacific (UP) and CSX have been named to Fortune magazine’s “World’s Most Admired Companies” list for 2022.

Beth Whited, Executive Vice President-Sustainability and Strategy, UP

Whited Named UP EVP-Sustainability, Strategy

Union Pacific’s Board of Directors has appointed Beth Whited to Executive Vice President-Sustainability and Strategy, effective immediately; she has served the company since 1987.

In December 2021, TuSimple said it became “the first company in the world to successfully operate a semi-truck on open public roads without a human in the vehicle and without remote human intervention.”

UP: Autonomous Trucks for First-Mile/Last-Mile Service

This spring, Union Pacific (UP) will start moving freight on an 80-mile, fully automated trucking route between a rail yard in Tucson and a high-volume distribution center outside of Phoenix.

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