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Union Pacific: Railroad Not Required to Prevent Drug Smuggling on Mexican Railroads It Does Not Control

April 8, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific has filed a motion for summary judgment in its July 2008 lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding Customs and Border Protection (CBP) fines and seizures of rail cars at the Mexican border.

Union Pacific Railroad’s Legendary Steam Locomotive to Visit South Texas On a Heritage Tour

March 23, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad’s historic steam locomotive, No. 844, will travel more than 3,500 miles from its base in Wyoming on a 28-day, eight-state tour to South Texas, to celebrate the railroad’s history and heritage.

AAR: 2009 Safest Year Ever for Nation’s Freight Railroads

March 12, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads announced that 2009 was the safest year in freight railroad history, with preliminary year-end data indicating the train accident rate, employee casualty rate and grade crossing incident rates were all at record low levels last year.

AAR Reports Monthly Carload Declines Slow in February 2010

March 10, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported that in February 2010, U.S. freight railroads saw a 1.5 percent decline in carloads compared with the same month last year and a decline of 15.6 percent compared with the same month in 2008.

AAR: Rail Carload Freight Reaches Highest Level in More Than a Year

March 7, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON — Carload freight volume on U.S. railroads reached its highest level in more than a year during the week ended Feb. 27, the Association of American Railroads reported. U.S. railroads originated 290,261 carloads during the week ended Feb. 27, up 2.6 percent from the comparable week in 2009 and the highest level reported since the week ended Dec. 6, 2008. However, the total was still down 13.5 percent from comparison week in 2008. In order to offer a complete picture of the progress in rail traffic, AAR now reports 2010 weekly rail traffic with comparison weeks in both 2009

Union Pacific Railroad Invests $5.7 Million for Track Improvements to Its Line Between Seattle and Fife

March 6, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

ROSEVILLE, Calif. — Union Pacific Railroad will improve Seattle’s transportation infrastructure with a $5.7 million investment to enhance its track from Seattle to Fife, Washington.

Nation’s Governors Recognize Three Companies for Outstanding Collaboration with States

March 4, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON — The National Governors Association (NGA) on Feb. 22 honored Intel, Union Pacific and UnitedHealthcare with its annual Public-Private Partnership Awards at the closing session of the 2010 NGA Winter Meeting.

Corporate Responsibility Names Union Pacific Railroad Among 100 Best Corporate Citizens

March 3, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

OMAHA, Neb. — Corporate Responsibility has named Union Pacific Railroad among its 100 Best Corporate Citizens for 2010. The only railroad named to the list, Union Pacific is ranked second among all transportation companies and No. 69 overall. The 100 Best Corporate Citizens for 2010 measures Russell 1000 Index companies in approximately 360 data points across seven categories: governance, environmental, human rights, employee relations, climate change, philanthropy and financial. Union Pacific ranks among the leaders in the governance and financial categories. “Being recognized as one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens is a reflection of our employees’ commitment to serve our

Union Pacific Railroad Investing Nearly $42 Million to Improve Rail Lines in Arizona

February 26, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific Railroad is investing nearly $42 million to improve its existing rail lines in Arizona.

CSX Intermodal and Union Pacific Railroad Announce UMAX Domestic Interline Container Program

February 25, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — UMAX, a new domestic interline container program created by CSX Intermodal and Union Pacific Railroad, will provide customers access to more than 20,000 containers and expanded market reach across North America. UMAX will feature more than 600 service lanes supported by faster and more frequent train schedules. UMAX launches March 29, 2010. “UMAX will offer extensive market access and expanded capacity across a nationwide intermodal network,” said John Kaiser, Union Pacific vice president and general manager – Intermodal. “Union Pacific and CSX Intermodal are committed to delivering market-competitive service and value to our customers, providing truck-competitive schedules