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UP: New Track Adds Capacity and Reduces Delays for Amtrak Missouri River Runner Trains

December 10, 2009 Railfanning.org News Wire

OMAHA, Neb. — Representatives of the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), the City of California, Union Pacific Railroad and Amtrak officially opened a new $8.1 million, 9,000-foot railroad side track that adds capacity and will reduce delays on the route used by Amtrak Missouri River Runner trains between Kansas City and St. Louis. The new siding, located just west of California, Mo., helps unclog a major “bottleneck” that was caused by a 25-mile stretch of single-track and enables slower freight trains to move off the main line. This allows faster Amtrak trains to pass and is estimated to annually reduce

Union Pacific Railroad Opens Donner Pass Tunnel to Double-Stack Intermodal Container Freight Traffic

November 23, 2009 Railfanning.org News Wire

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad opened its Donner Pass route to domestic double-stack intermodal container freight traffic Nov. 19, marking the completion of a 12-month project designed to move customer products over a shorter, faster and more efficient route. “The Donner Tunnel project is a great example of how Union Pacific capital investments continue to support our customers’ ability to grow, drive increased operating efficiencies for our railroad and improve America’s transportation infrastructure,” said Jim Young, Union Pacific chairman and chief executive officer. “Union Pacific has invested nearly $17 billion in our rail network since 2004 and remains committed

Harbor Association of Industry & Commerce Honors Union Pacific Railroad for Air Pollution Reduction and Environmental Stewardship Efforts

November 20, 2009 Railfanning.org News Wire

OMAHA, Neb. — The Harbor Association of Industry & Commerce (HAIC) of Southern California has honored Union Pacific Railroad with its “Salute to Industry” award. Union Pacific was recognized for its air pollution reduction and environmental stewardship efforts, along with the railroad’s significant contribution to the improvement of the business environment with the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach. “We are grateful to the HAIC for recognizing us with this award,” said Scott Moore, Union Pacific vice president, public affairs. “In addition, we are proud to be a partner with the Port of Los Angeles and

G.I. Jobs Names Union Pacific Railroad Top Military-Friendly Employer

November 9, 2009 Railfanning.org News Wire

OMAHA, Neb. – G.I Jobs has named Union Pacific as America’s top military-friendly employer for 2009. It is the sixth time in seven years the magazine, the nation’s premier career guide for military job seekers, has named Union Pacific to its list. “Union Pacific values the commitment, training and diversity that our armed forces bring to the workplace,’ said Barb Schaefer, Union Pacific senior vice president – Human Resources. “Our continued efforts to attract veterans have resulted in a win-win situation for the company and the veterans we have hired. “Military veterans typically are goal-oriented and bring a strong work

Union Pacific Railroad, CSXT Launch RailChem Connect Between Texas and Southeast to Benefit Chemicals Customers

November 6, 2009 Railfanning.org News Wire

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Union Pacific Railroad and CSX Transportation have launched RailChem Connect, a coordinated rail service for expedited transport of chemicals between the Texas Gulf Coast region and the Southeast. The new RailChem Connect service is the result of increased coordination and re-designed interline service by the two railroads for their chemicals market customers. The service allows shipments to bypass smaller rail yards for expedited transit between major hubs. These changes, along with increased operations coordination between the railroads, increase reliability of east- and west-bound service between Union Pacific-served chemical markets such as Houston, southern Texas and Louisiana, and CSXT-served

Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Introduce Gulf Coast Flyer for Chemical Shipments between the Gulf Coast and Northeast, Southeast

October 26, 2009 Railfanning.org News Wire

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern introduced Gulf Coast Flyer, a rail service for the safe transport of chemicals between the Union Pacific-served southern Texas and Louisiana regions and Norfolk Southern destinations across the northeastern and southeastern United States. Gulf Coast Flyer is designed to build on improved routing and enhanced operations coordination between the two railroads, leaders in serving the chemical marketplace. This product promotes expedited service for customers between the Gulf Coast region and major markets across the Northeast and Southeast. Eastbound and westbound shipments between the two railroads connect at the Salem, Ill., and

Union Pacific Reports Third Quarter Earnings

October 24, 2009 Railfanning.org News Wire

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Corp. reported 2009 third quarter net income of $517 million, or $1.02 per diluted share, compared to $703 million, or $1.38 per diluted share in the third quarter 2008. “Union Pacific’s third quarter results were clearly affected by the global recession and related decline in our rail traffic,” said Jim Young, Union Pacific chairman and chief executive officer. “In the face of that challenge, the Union Pacific team achieved a record third quarter operating ratio, as well as record customer satisfaction levels, by concentrating on our business fundamentals of safety, service, value and productivity.” Third

Union Pacific and Progress Rail Services Ultra-Clean Diesel Locomotive for Intermediate Line Haul Service Achieves 500 Service Hours Milestone

October 23, 2009 Railfanning.org News Wire

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad and Progress Rail Services announced that the ultra-clean diesel PR30C-LoNOx locomotive being tested in intermediate line haul service has successfully achieved more than 500 operational hours. The locomotive — powered by a 3516 Caterpillar engine — has been retrofitted with a state-of-the-art after-treatment system, making it one of the cleanest locomotives operating in the United States. The prototype intermediate line haul locomotive has more power than the typical 2000-horsepower 4-axle Genset “switching” locomotive used around terminals, but is less powerful than the 4400-horsepower 6-axle “line haul” locomotives used for transcontinental freight service. Union Pacific

Union Pacific Railroad Invests More Than $26 Million for Track Improvements to Its Line in Central Nebraska

October 22, 2009 Railfanning.org News Wire

OMAHA, Neb. — Trains will operate more efficiently as a result of more than $26 million in track improvements made by Union Pacific Railroad to its line between Schuyler, Neb., and Duncan, Neb. When the project is complete, crews will have removed and replaced more than 77,000 concrete ties and 30 miles of rail, spread more than 100,000 tons of rock ballast to ensure a stable roadbed and replaced the road surfaces at 17 crossings. The project began October 2 and is scheduled to be completed by mid November. Crews will complete this track improvement project using Union Pacific’s modern track

Union Pacific Chooses Enterprise Data Warehouse Upgrade Over Addition of a Data Warehouse Appliance

October 20, 2009 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON — Union Pacific Railroad has elected to upgrade and expand its Active Enterprise Data Warehouse from Teradata Corp. Union Pacific made the choice following a benchmark study involving several data warehouse appliances from multiple vendors. “Based on our enterprise applications, our high number of concurrent users and the mixed workload nature of our demands, we selected the latest Active Enterprise Data Warehouse from Teradata,” said Lynden L. Tennison, Union Pacific senior vice president and chief information officer. “We have had a very long-standing relationship with Teradata. This project is about improving our ability to respond to our customers and