Union Pacific

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.

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 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.