The corrugated box arrives on your front porch carrying flannel pajamas and slippers, only to leave via the recycling bin on your back porch. The box will return, however, either to your porch or maybe your neighbor’s after winding its way through the supply chain with the help of Union Pacific and its Forest Products Scrap Paper Campaign.
PS Technology (PST) appoints Rushi Patel President and CEO. Also, the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS) welcomes new officers and executive director; the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) appoints Ronald Keele new Chief Safety Officer; and Minnesota’s Metropolitan Council (Met Council) selects Ernest Morales III as Chief of the Metro Transit Police Department.
CSX, Norfolk Southern (NS), Union Pacific (UP) and the U.S. operating subsidiaries of CN on Dec. 29, 2022 requested that the Surface Transportation Board (STB) stay its requirement that the Class I railroads commit to a new arbitration program for small rate disputes. STB on Jan. 23, 2023 denied the request.
Union Pacific (UP) grew carloads in fourth-quarter 2022 as it “continued to face challenges hiring craft professionals in critical locations and experienced the impact of extreme winter weather” in December, Chairman, President and CEO Lance Fritz reported Jan. 24. As a result, he said, “revenue growth was more than offset by elevated operating expenses from operational inefficiencies and a higher inflationary environment.”
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Jan. 20 denied Union Pacific’s (UP) motion for a protective order regarding documents requested at a hearing on the railroad’s institution of embargoes.
Railway Age is pleased to announce the 25 “Fast Trackers” selected for this year’s 25 Under 40 awards program.
You expect innovation from a name like Union Pacific, although with the company’s rich history, you may be surprised how far its achievements in technology and engineering reach. Take for example the ski chairlift, spotlighted in the Union Pacific Museum’s newest exhibit, “Discovered!: Winter Sports Under a Summer Sun: The Railroad and Sun Valley.”
Union Pacific’s (UP) Executive Vice President, Marketing and Sales Kenny Rocker is recognized with Profiles in Diversity Journal’s 2022 Black Leadership Award. Also, Chris Heald joins WSP as Principal Director of the firm’s Transit and Rail national business line.
Anheuser-Busch recently teamed with Union Pacific (UP) and beverage distributor Doll Distributing to transport product from its breweries in Colorado and Missouri to wholesalers nationwide, UP reported on its website.
The CSX Memphis Intermodal team marks a safety milestone. Also, Union Pacific (UP), CSX and Norfolk Southern (NS) have been included in JUST Capital’s “America’s Most JUST Companies” list for 2023.