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Union Pacific Elects Dillon to Board of Directors, Names Chairman

March 20, 2014 Special to Railfanning.org

David B. Dillon, chairman of The Kroger Co., has been elected to the board of directors for Union Pacific Corp. The appointment is effective immediately. The board also voted to elect the company’s chief executive officer Jack Koraleski, chairman of the board. Dillon, 62 has served in a variety of leadership roles within The Kroger Co., beginning in 1990 with his appointment as executive vice president. In 1995, Dillon was named president and chief operating officer and he served as chief executive officer from 2003-2013. Kroger, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, employs 375,000 associates who serve customers in more than 3,700 supermarkets,

Union Pacific Chairman Jim Young Passes Away at 61

February 15, 2014 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific Corp. Chairman James R. (Jim) Young, who worked his way from an entry-level finance position to chairman, president and chief executive officer, died today after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 61 years old.

A Union Pacific locomotive pulls a train through Chattanooga, Tenn.

Union Pacific Reports Best-Ever Quarterly and Full Year Results

January 23, 2014 Railfanning.org News Wire

UnionPacific Corp. reported net income of $1.2 billion, or $2.55 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2013, compared to $1billion, or$2.19per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2012.

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Union Pacific Railroad Acquires Big Boy Locomotive No. 4014

July 29, 2013 Railfanning.org News Wire

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad reached an agreement with the Southern California Chapter – Railway & Locomotive Historical Society in Pomona, Calif., to transfer ownership of one of the world’s largest steam locomotives, Big Boy No. 4014, back to Union Pacific. Union Pacific plans to relocate No. 4014 to Cheyenne, Wyo., where Union Pacific’s Heritage Fleet Operations team will work to restore it to operating condition. Details regarding those efforts will be made public at a later date. Union Pacific donated No. 4014 to the historical society December 7, 1961. The locomotive arrived January 8, 1962, at its current

Railroad: Use caution when crossing the tracks this Labor Day

August 28, 2012 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific Railroad is urging drivers to remain vigilant and use caution when driving across railroad tracks this Labor Day weekend. “With the Labor Day weekend being one of the busiest vehicle travel days during the year, we want drivers to use caution when they cross railroad tracks, always expect a train and safely arrive at their destinations,” Union Pacific Chief of Police Robert Morrison said. AAA Travel is predicting 33 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles during the Labor Day weekend, which runs Aug. 30 to Sept. 3. That would be a post-recession high, representing a 2.9

Union Pacific Railroad Unveils Experimental Locomotive to Test Emissions-Reduction Technology

August 24, 2012 Railfanning.org News Wire

ROSEVILLE, Calif. — Union Pacific Railroad has unveiled an advanced experimental locomotive at its J.R. Davis Yard in Roseville that will test three emissions-reducing technologies including exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), diesel oxidation catalysts (DOC), and diesel particulate filters (DPF). Years in development, UP 9900 will be used for operations in northern California ranging approximately 200 miles from its base in Roseville. UP 9900 is the signature unit in a series of 25 locomotives that Union Pacific is analyzing as part of a broad test of various emissions-reduction techniques in northern and southern California. This is the latest step in the

Union Pacific Railroad Investing $20 Million to Test Emissions-Reducing Locomotive Technology in California

August 14, 2012 Railfanning.org News Wire

ROSEVILLE, Calif. — Union Pacific Railroad is investing $20 million to test new technology designed to reduce diesel emissions from freight locomotives in California. A series of 25 experimental locomotives will be based in two Union Pacific rail yards in California as part of a rigorous test of emissions-reducing technologies. The investment represents Union Pacific’s latest effort to further reduce emissions and move closer to the U.S. EPA’s Tier 4 locomotive emissions standards for new locomotives starting in 2015. The experimental locomotives are intermediate line-haul units, with an operating range of approximately 200 miles, and will be used exclusively in

State-Of-The-Art Traveling Museum to Be Part of Many Union Pacific Railroad 150th Anniversary Celebrations

April 1, 2012 Railfanning.org News Wire

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — The Union Pacific Railroad Museum is taking its Building America exhibit on the road, or at least out on the rails. The Promontory, a Union Pacific Railroad 1962-vintage baggage car, has been transformed into a state-of-the-art traveling museum. Complete with 13 large, dramatic graphics and the latest in interactive touch video screen technology, the Promontory will immerse visitors in Union Pacific’s 150-year history. The traveling exhibit is a smaller version of the Building America exhibit that will open at the Union Pacific Railroad Museum in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on May 12, 2012. Traveling exhibit visitors will

Union Pacific Named Rail Carrier of the Year by ConAgra Mills

July 27, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

OMAHA, Neb. — ConAgra Mills named Union Pacific its Rail Carrier of the Year for its grain product transportation service.

Union Pacific Railroad Recognized for Carrier Performance by WWL Vehicle Services Americas

July 26, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

OMAHA, Neb. — WWL Vehicle Services Americas recently recognized Union Pacific as its 2010 rail carrier of the year, citing Union Pacific’s performance in the areas of timely delivery, quality and customer service.