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UP Testing Autonomous Cranes
You’ve heard of self-driving vehicles. How about self-operating cranes?
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Decision Handed Down in UP-Metra Dispute
Judge pronounces common carrier obligation for “commuter rail” dead.
Diane Duren Joins Savage Board
Diane K. Duren, a former Union Pacific executive, is now on the Savage Board of Directors.
Feud Over Proposal to Regulate Private Railcar Handling
Associations representing private railcar owners are rebutting responses to their request that the Surface Transportation Board institute a rulemaking updating the demurrage and accessorial rules governing the railroads’ use and handling of their equipment.
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I Am UP: Nathan McKinney and Shaun Bateman
Most locomotives departing Jenks Locomotive Shop in North Little Rock, Ark., fit a mold: polished, armor-yellow titans ready to haul freight across Union Pacific’s 23-state network. But there are others. Here’s the story of two carmen who paint complex commemoratives like the UP No. 1979 We Are ONE Employee Resource Group (ERG) Locomotive.
STB: Five Class I’s Revenue Adequate for 2020
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has found five of the seven U.S. Class I railroads to be revenue adequate for 2020: BNSF, CSX, Kansas City Southern, Soo Line (the U.S. affiliate of Canadian Pacific) and Union Pacific.
Intermodal Briefs: Sasser, Savage/UP
Sasser Family Companies (Sasser) is acquiring Singapore-based global container lessor Falcon Lease Holdings Pte. Ltd. and its group of companies. In addition, Savage has opened Idaho’s first intermodal rail terminal.
Railroads to STB: Reject Proposal to Regulate Private Railcar Handling
The Association of American Railroads, plus CSX and Union Pacific, are calling on the Surface Transportation Board to deny a Petition for Rulemaking that would update the demurrage and accessorial rules governing the railroads’ use and handling of privately owned freight cars.
How UP Added PTC to the ‘Big Boy’
Union Pacific’s (UP) articulated 4-8-8-4 “Big Boy” No. 4014—one of the largest and perhaps most famous steam locomotives ever built—was equipped with Positive Train Control (PTC) before embarking on its tour this summer to celebrate railroad heritage and the communities UP serves.
Higher Biodiesel Fuel Blend Content OK’d for UP Power
Union Pacific’s EMD 710 and 645 series locomotives can now run with a higher biodiesel fuel blend content.