How UP Employees Keep Freight Moving During Wildfires
Union Pacific employees have teamed, system-wide, to support safe operations as wildfires continue across the West Coast. Communication is key.
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UP Earns New Coal Business
Union Pacific (UP) is onboarding Allegiance Coal’s new mine near Jansen, Colo., as part of a long-term agreement to export metallurgical coal into the Asian and South American markets.
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Why STB’s Inquiry Is a Public Service to Intermodal Shippers
Jim Blaze takes a technical look at the Class I’s responses to the STB’s inquiry on intermodal from his experience dating back to 1968.
Who Is UP? EEO-1 Reports Released
Union Pacific (UP) has published its 2018, 2019 and 2020 certified EEO-1 (Equal Employment Opportunity) reports on its website, supplementing in-house reports to track company diversity.
UP: ‘Strong’ 2Q21 Results Amid Supply Chain Disruptions (Updated, Cowen)
Union Pacific (UP) on July 22 reported second-quarter 2021 results, including freight revenue of $5.132 billion, up 29% from the prior-year period, with a 22% increase in business volumes, as measured by total revenue carloads.
Women in Rail Spotlight: Hydie McAlister, Sharon Beach
From the seven North American Class I’s and more than 600 short lines and regionals to the ancillary rail industry, women are making their mark. Hydie McAlister of Hempstead, Tex.-based McAlister Assets is among them. With no prior experience in the rail business, she recognized an opportunity for Class I rail-served industrial parks in her home state while meeting with an investor in 2015. And now she’s developed two with her business partner Sharon Beach.
Commentary
The Cowen Take on Class I 2Q21
At Cowen and Company, we are adjusting our rail models in advance of second-quarter earnings reports due later this month from the Class I railroads. The models reflect carloads in the quarter, mix, fuel, FX (foreign exchange) and cost implications as the supply chain remains tight.
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Technology Has Changed Life on the Railroad
On the Union Pacific website, Vice President-Network Planning & Operations John Turner offered his thoughts on how technology impacts the role of every railroader, a topic Railway Age wanted to share with a broader audience.
First Look: UP’s ‘We are ONE’ Locomotive (Updated)
Union Pacific has designed UP No. 1979 to pay tribute to its nine Employee Resource Groups (ERG) supporting diversity and inclusion.
Big Boy 4014 Returns
One of the largest and perhaps most famous steam locomotives ever built—Union Pacific’s (UP) articulated 4-8-8-4 “Big Boy” No. 4014—is heading on a month-long tour this summer to celebrate railroad heritage and the communities UP serves.