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United States Army Corps of Engineers Awards Granite $71 Million for Fort Bliss Rail Yard Expansion Project

January 22, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The United States Army Corps of Engineers has awarded Granite a roughly $71 million contract to expand and update the rail yard at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas.

Members Can Still Request Replacement Ballots in Metra-UP Implementing Agreement

October 5, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

BLET members are continuing to vote on a tentative implementing agreement regarding Metra’s takeover of services from the Union Pacific Railroad.

OmniTRAX Acquires Central Arizona Commerce Park’s Rail Infrastructure

September 21, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

OmniTRAX has acquired Central Arizona Commerce Park’s rail infrastructure and remaining park acreage.

Gehringer: Trains of All Lengths Keep Economies on Track

September 20, 2024 Special to Railfanning.org

Limiting train length will result in more trains passing through crossings. This will increase opportunities for train-vehicle accidents, often due to distracted driving and drivers who ignore warning signs and go around gates. In fact, nearly 40% of Union Pacific crossing incidents last year involved motorists stopped on tracks.

Senator Probes Union Pacific Railroad Following Alleged Interference With Federal Audit of Company’s Safety Culture

July 29, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, sent a letter to the President of Union Pacific Railroad, Beth Whited, regarding alleged efforts to manipulate the results of a recent Federal Railroad Administration safety culture audit.

Union Pacific Expands Opportunities for Businesses to Connect to Rail

July 7, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific Railroad announced five new Focus Sites, which officials said would provide businesses additional connections to the railroad’s 32,000-mile network and new opportunities to address their transportation needs.

Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 to Steam Across 10 Midwestern and Southern States in Fall Tour

June 18, 2024 Business Wire

Union Pacific announced today that its legendary steam locomotive Big Boy No. 4014 will embark on a second tour this year, with a trip planned this fall in middle America, including Chicago and Houston.

FRA Finalizes New Research Reports, Building on Efforts to Gather Information on Long Trains

May 22, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

With train length and the number of long trains increasing, the Federal Railroad Administration finalized three reports on the safety and performance of long trains. FRA recently sent these reports to the National Academy of Sciences to inform an ongoing NAS study mandated by Congress in President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to look at the impact of trains longer than 7,500 feet.

Union Pacific Shaves Two Days Off Los Angeles to Chicago Route with New Domestic Service

May 4, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific Railroad is offering a new domestic intermodal service that will cut transit time to three days for customers transporting goods from Southern California to the Chicago area.

Union Pacific’s Famed ‘Big Boy No. 4014’ Preparing for Westward Summer Tour

April 11, 2024 Business Wire

Union Pacific’s famed Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest steam locomotive, will return to the rails this summer with a scenic tour across mountain ranges and high desert vistas in four western states: Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and California.