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STB Eyes Emergency Service Order for UP (UPDATED)

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Dec. 30 directed Union Pacific (UP) to deliver certain unit trains of corn from origins in the Midwest to California on behalf of Foster Poultry Farms (Foster Farms) to alleviate “immediate service issues” while it further considers the chicken and feed producer’s exparte petition for an emergency service order. UPDATE: Foster Farms on Jan. 4 replied to UP’s daily service status updates, required by STB to start Dec. 31 and end Jan. 3. The updates will continue through Jan. 17, the railroad reported, to assist the Board with its determination.

UP has implemented a “catastrophic” embargo for all traffic in and out of the Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin region (pictured) due to severe winter weather.

UP Issues Embargo Due to Winter Weather Impact

Union Pacific (UP) on Dec. 29 told customers that it is implementing “catastrophic embargo #UP130022” for all traffic in and out of Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin “to maintain fluidity as this segment of the network works to move volumes” impacted by winter weather.

Gary Job Corps Center students with donated UP equipment in San Marcos, Tex.

Class I Briefs: UP, CSX

Union Pacific (UP) donates equipment to the Gary Job Corps Center in San Marcos, Tex. Also, CSX contributes $100,000 to help combat antisemitism.

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UP Uses Technology to Improve Safety and Quality of Life

Union Pacific (UP) employees have been Building America for more than 160 years. Central to that mission are train conductors, whose jobs require long days and nights away from home riding trains. Through the decades, technology has continuously transformed rail operations, and now a new pilot at UP will apply technology to the conductor’s role to improve safety and quality of life.

Rahul Jalali, UP Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer
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CIO 2-Year Reflections: Transformation Through Growth and Customer Centricity

This past November marked my second anniversary at Union Pacific, and what an amazing time it has been! The call to “Build America” that first drew me here continues to inspire me every day. I remain in awe of the dedicated and talented people who work at Union Pacific, and the wealth of knowledge we collectively represent. Together, we have made great strides in leading the way to a future that is tech-enabled and rests on the shoulders of some of the best and brightest tech talent.

Lance Fritz, Chairman, President and CEO, Union Pacific

UP ‘Pauses’ Embargoes

Union Pacific (UP) Chairman, President and CEO Lance Fritz on Dec. 16 advised the Surface Transportation Board (STB) that his railroad is immediately “pausing any additional embargoes under the pipeline inventory management program we began in November.”

CN has recognized 58 customers and supply chain partners under its EcoConnexions Partnership Program, which “celebrates companies that are doing their part to minimize their impact on the environment and are committed to emissions reduction, energy efficiency and biodiversity.” (Image Courtesy of CN via Twitter)

Class I Briefs: CN, NS, UP

CN recognizes 58 customers and supply chain partners for their commitment to sustainability. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) donates $600,000 to 26 organizations to help combat homelessness, and pays tribute to its craft railroaders in local newspaper advertisements; and Union Pacific (UP) reports its first-time inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America.

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