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Stay on track
A building block of Topeka's past is providing a rare bright spot in today's worrisome economy. Railroads have long been a key part of the city's economic landscape, so it's been nice to see signs that the rail industry is chugging along quite...
Kaysville to mark opening of overpass
KAYSVILLE -- The city's 200 North overpass is open after two years of work, and a special ribbon-cutting is planned Monday at 10 a.m. in the nearby First Choice Cars Parking Lot, 220 N. 650 West. The public is invited. ...
Union Pacific Corporation Invites You to Join Its Second Quarter Earnings Release Broadcast
OMAHA, Neb. -- In conjunction with Union Pacific Corporation's (NYSE: UNP) Second Quarter 2008 Earnings Release, you are invited to listen to its presentation that will be broadcast live over the Internet or via teleconference on Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time. ...
Peabody Commissions the El Segundo Mine in New Mexico to Serve Major Southwest Electric Utilities
ST. LOUIS, June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Peabody Energy today announced it has commissioned the new El Segundo Mine in Northwest New Mexico, which is ramping up to produce 6 million tons of coal per year to serve rapidly expanding electricity needs in the Southwest. ...
Union Pacific Corporation's Chairman to Address Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Conference
OMAHA, Neb. -- Jim Young, chairman of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP), will discuss the Company's business volumes, growth outlook and productivity opportunities at the Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Conference at 8:35 a.m. ET on Thursday, June 19, 2008 in New York City. Interested investors...
California High-Speed Rail Authority Reviews Spanish Safety Record
Experts Say Bullet Trains Routinely Operate Alongside Conventional Freight Rail LOS ANGELES -- Spanish National Railways Consortia officials today affirmed the safety record of high-speed trains, noting that they have operated in the same corridors as conventional freight trains, running parallel to each other -...
Patriot Rail Corp. Acquires the Louisiana & North West Railroad
Marks Company's Fifth Rail Acquisition BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Patriot Rail Corp. ("Patriot"), a short line and regional freight railroad holding company, today announced its acquisition of the Louisiana & North West Railroad ("LNW"), a short line freight railroad headquartered in Homer, Louisiana. This transaction...
Modesto & Empire Traction Co. Pleased with NREC Ultra Low Emissions Locomotive Test
MODESTO, Calif. -- National Railway Equipment Co. NREC announced today that Modesto & Empire Traction Company (M&ET) recently operated an NREC N-ViroMotive[TM] GenSet locomotive in an operational test at their facility here. The locomotive, a two-engine 1500 HP 4-axle unit, is EPA certified and CARB recognized as...
Senior Transportation Executives Latest to Join Federal Signal Advisory Board
UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill., June 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Federal Signal Corporation's Safety and Security Systems Group, a leader in advancing security and well-being, today announced that David Dealy and Jack Hartman have joined its Advisory Board. The Board was established to help direct the Group's transformation from...
Duncan Firm: Union Pacific Class Action Notification Okayed; Families Who Settled Injury, Death Claims Sought
LEWISVILLE, Ark., June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Arkansas families whose loved ones were either killed or injured in accidents involving Union Pacific Railroad between 1992 and 2005 and who later settled with the company are being notified they have been certified as a legal class to...
Remembering the Pullman porters
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] No one knew their name, but they made certain that the world would never forget them. The well-dressed men in uniforms, known as Pullman porters, provided first-class service to well-to-do White passengers during the late 1800s to the late 1960s, when...
Low-emissions locomotives: railpower offers low-emissions gen-set drive system for locomotives
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Railpower, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, has developed a line locomotives designed to aid railroads in meeting emissions requirements while gaining productivity and efficiency. The Eco-Motive locomotives combine an original supporting framework of old locomotives with Deutz-powered Tier 3 generator set systems, rated between 1400...
ON THE RIGHT TRACK
By Mike Hall THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Railroads are busier than ever. Profits are up, and demand for their services is growing. Both Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and Union Pacific Railroad recently reported profits for the first quarter of 2008 15 percent...
ON THE RIGHT TRACK
By Mike Hall THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Railroads are busier than ever. Profits are up, and demand for their services is growing. Both Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and Union Pacific Railroad recently reported profits for the first quarter of 2008 15 percent...
NYC firm to build 930,000 square feet of industrial space
Rockefeller Group Development Corp., a New York City-based owner, developer and manager of commercial real estate properties, has acquired 57 acres of industrial-zoned land in Salt Lake City where it plans to build and lease six industrial buildings totaling 930,000 rentable square feet. It will be the firm's first...
The long haul
The sight of a Union Pacific Railroad "tie gang" crew working between Topeka and Kansas City, Mo., is an encouraging one, on more than one front. Among the crew's duties is improving more than 100 railroad crossings along that stretch of track. That alone is welcome news...
Union Pacific putting $7.9 million into overhaul of track between
By Michael Hooper THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL A railroad gang is moving westward out of Kansas City, Mo., to Topeka, repairing track along the way. Union Pacific Railroad is investing $7.9 million on track improvements between Kansas City and Topeka. ...
Union Pacific Wins CALSTART Blue Sky Merit Award for Developing, Operating Energy-Efficient Genset Locomotives
OMAHA, Neb. -- Union Pacific today announced that it received the 2008 CALSTART Blue Sky Merit Award[TM] for using second generation cleaner and more efficient switching locomotives. The annual award recognizes outstanding marketplace contributions to clean air, energy efficiency and to the clean transportation industry overall by companies, organizations and...
Union Pacific Corporation to Host Analyst Conference and Webcast
OMAHA, Neb. -- Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) will host a live webcast of a meeting for financial analysts and investors in Chicago, Ill. The conference will begin at 1:00 p.m. Central Time, Thursday, May 15, and conclude at approximately 5:30 p.m. [TABLE OMITTED] Also, on May 15th...
CALSTART Blue Sky Award™ Winners Announced
Companies and organizations earn environmental recognition for their green transportation investments, products and actions Eaton Corporation wins Blue Sky Award[TM] for pioneering heavy duty hybrid drive technology for trucks Business Region Goteborg wins Innovation Award for groundbreaking biomethane activities Merit Awards go to Southern...
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- CEO: Mr. James R. Young
- Employees: 50,379
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Union Pacific Railroad Co. Company Info
Board of Directors
Mr. James R. Young
Chairman
Mr. Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leo
Mr. Philip F. Anschutz
Mr. Erroll B. Davis Jr.
Mr. Thomas J. Donohue
Mr. Archie W. Dunham
Mr. Spencer F. Eccles
Ms. Judith Richards Hope
Mr. Michael W. McConnell
Mr. Steven R. Rogel
Contact Information
1400 Douglas Street
Omaha, NE
402 544-5000
NAICS Code
Line-Haul Railroads: 482111
