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Emergency Responders Complete UP-Sponsored Safety Course

July 17, 2003 Railfanning.org News Wire

Twenty-five emergency response personnel from across the western two-thirds of the nation have completed a tank car safety course sponsored by Union Pacific Railroad.

UP Offers Quick Web Pricing Solutions For Expanding “MexDirect” Service

March 31, 2003 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific has announced that customers can now access rail through-rates and easy-to-use instructions on the UP Web site for their MexDirect product, offered in conjunction with the Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana and other participating rail connections.

Union Pacific Railroad Testing Experimental Locomotive in Chicago

March 12, 2003 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific Railroad is testing a hybrid, battery-powered locomotive called the “Green Goat” in its Chicago railyards to determine if it is a feasible alternative to conventional diesel-electric locomotives.

Union Pacific to Carry Unique Trainloads of Wind Turbine Parts

March 6, 2003 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific Railroad today will launch the first of seven special trains carrying giant wind turbine blades along with electrical equipment from Houston, Texas, to Sacramento, Calif.

Butler Receives Outstanding African-American Heritage Award

February 20, 2003 Railfanning.org News Wire

Eric L. Butler, Union Pacific vice president – supply, has received the Durham Western Heritage Museum African-American Heritage Award.

Railroad News Roundup for Feb. 16, 2003

February 16, 2003 Railfanning.org News Wire

The nation’s freight railroads announced that they expect to reduce the rate of greenhouse gas emissions by 18 percent by 2012, as part of President Bush’s “Climate VISION” initiative.

Union Pacific, CSX Intermodal Offer Enhanced Rail/Truck Option

February 13, 2003 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific Railroad and CSX Intermodal have announced a joint enhanced rail/truck service to Mexico from the eastern and southeastern United States.

Union Pacific Joins U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism

February 12, 2003 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific Railroad announced today that it has become the first railroad in the United States to be named a partner in the U.S. Customs Service’s Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT).

Union Pacific Advises Gering Residents to Vacate Right-of-Way For Construction

February 11, 2003 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific Railroad is advising Gering, Neb. residents who have been illegally using railroad right-of-way to vacate the property.

Railroad News Roundup for Feb. 9, 2003

February 9, 2003 Railfanning.org News Wire

U.S. intermodal rail traffic rose 11..2 percent (87,164 units) while U.S. rail carload traffic fell 0.1 percent (2,020 carloads) in January 2003 compared to January 2002, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported today.