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Union Pacific’s Big Boy Returns for ‘West Coast Steam Tour’

April 14, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 is set to return to the tracks this summer for a “West Coast Steam Tour.”

Union Pacific Will User Higher Biodiesel Blend in Wabtec Locomotives

April 11, 2022 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific Railroad last month said it will start using a higher biodiesel blend in locomotives it acquired from Wabtec.

UP Reports $1.3 Billion First-Quarter Net Income

April 26, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific Corporation reported a 2021 first-quarter net income of $1.3 billion, down from $1.5 billion in the first quarter of 2020.

Union Pacific Opens Union Pacific Twin Cities Intermodal Terminal

November 23, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific has opened the Union Pacific Twin Cities Intermodal Terminal, and the railroad is launching intermodal service to Minneapolis in January 2021.

Union Pacific: Second Quarter Operating Revenues Down 24 Percent

July 23, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific Corp. reported second quarter 2020 operating revenue of $4.2 billion, down 24 percent compared to a year ago, a clear sign of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ohio Eyes Mandate on Size of Railroad Crews

June 20, 2019 The Center Square

Railroads in Ohio would have to operate trains with at least two crew members under a bill state lawmakers are considering.

A Brief Overview of Legislation and Regulation Leading to Positive Train Control

June 4, 2019 Special to Railfanning.org

Congress and federal authorities have expressed their interest in some level of automatic train control (ATC) for more than a century.

Former FRA Administrator: Railroads Have Made ‘Substantial Progress’ on PTC

May 2, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire

The nation’s railroads have made significant strides implementing Positive Train Control (PTC), a former Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) administrator says.

Union Pacific Steam Locomotive Display Coincides With Transcontinental Railroad Celebration

April 8, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire

Union Pacific’s historic steam locomotives, Big Boy No. 4014 and Living Legend No. 844, will join together in a public display for the first time May 9 in Ogden, Utah, coinciding with Union Pacific’s celebratory event marking the transcontinental railroad’s 150th anniversary.

Feds Expect Railroads to Implement PTC by Dec. 31 Deadline

January 11, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire

The federal government is expecting railroads to implement positive train control (PTC) systems by the Congressionally mandated Dec. 31 deadline, Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao said in a letter.