Union Pacific – Page 11 – Railfanning.org

News Wire

[ July 2, 2025 ] Union Pacific Celebrates its 163rd Birthday with Commemorative Lincoln Locomotive Union Pacific
[ July 1, 2025 ] Amtrak Mardi Gras Service Returns in August Amtrak
[ June 25, 2025 ] DeFeo to Present ‘An Angry Mob and a Hollow Tree’ at Customs House Museum on July 6 Miscellaneous
[ June 25, 2025 ] New Jersey Officials Break Ground on Next Phase of New Raritan River Bridge Commuter Rail
[ June 25, 2025 ] First Section of California Bullet Train to Connect Two Small Cities Commuter Rail

Union Pacific Railroad Joins Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI)

December 15, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad has joined the Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI), an organization of leading companies dedicated to fostering global environmental, health and safety and sustainability excellence.

Union Pacific Railroad Increasing Train Speed on Its Rail Line in East Central Wisconsin Communities

December 10, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

OMAHA, Neb. — Recent track improvements will allow Union Pacific Railroad to increase the speed of its trains in central and eastern Wisconsin communities, reducing motorist wait time at crossings. The speed will increase from 25 mph to 50 mph across Union Pacific’s 112-mile line between Milwaukee and Adams, Wis., the company said.

Union Pacific Railroad Invention Still Takes Skiers to the Top

December 1, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

OMAHA, Neb. — The 2010 ski season marks the 75th anniversary of the world’s first chair lift operation.

Union Pacific Announces Second Dividend Increase in 2010

November 20, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific Corp. announced that its Board of Directors voted to increase the quarterly dividend on the company’s common shares by 15 percent to 38 cents per share.

Union Pacific Railroad Wins California’s Top Environmental Leadership Award

November 18, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

ROSEVILLE, Calif. – Union Pacific Railroad has won the 2010 Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA), California’s highest and most prestigious environmental honor.

Union Pacific Railroad Employees Carry on Omaha Holiday Tradition

November 17, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad employees cut and transported a 40-foot blue spruce from the property of Sharon Alvarez of the Lakeland Development near Blair, Neb., to The Durham Museum.

‘G.I. Jobs’ Names Union Pacific Railroad One of America’s Top Military-Friendly Employers

November 11, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

OMAHA, Neb. — G.I. Jobs has named Union Pacific Railroad as one of America’s top military-friendly employers for 2010. Ranked No. 12, it is the seventh time in eight years the nation’s premier career guide for military job seekers has named Union Pacific to its list.

Union Pacific Railroad Earns Responsible Care Certification for Safe Chemical Handling

November 10, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad’s safety processes meet the certification requirements under the Responsible Care Management System (RCMS) program of the American Chemistry Council, according to an independent audit.

STB Schedules Second Series of Oral Arguments

November 3, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON — The Surface Transportation Board has scheduled a second series of oral arguments for Nov. 23 at the STB’s Washington headquarters.

Union Pacific Railroad Steam Locomotive to Pull 50th Anniversary Special for the Union Pacific Museum

October 29, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad legendary steam locomotive No. 844 will pull a special train celebrating the 50th anniversary when No. 844 was moved from Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Cheyenne, Wyo., and placed in special train service. The train is a fundraising special for the Union Pacific Railroad Museum.