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OMAHA, Neb. — Investigators say the blast that prompted evacuations near Union Pacific's massive rail yard in western Nebraska last week appears to be accidental, but it's not yet clear what ...
A Union Pacific train in North Platte, Nebraska. Federal regulators inspecting a nearby yard found that more than 70% of the train engines had safety defects.
From 1911 to 1984, Southern Pacific Railroad used the hazardous substance creosote for wood preservation at a rail yard site in Greater Fifth Ward. The company merged with Union Pacific in 1997.
Investigators say the blast that prompted evacuations near Union Pacific’s massive railyard in western Nebraska last week appears to be accidental, but it’s not yet clear what caused it.
Gov. Jared Polis and Union Pacific Railroad President Beth Whited signed a 25-year lease agreement for passenger rail access through the Moffat Tunnel Monday, providing a route for regular train ...
Residents have sued Union Pacific over legacy rail yard contamination. ... Around 11:30 a.m. Monday, the group gathered across the street from the rail yard and held their signs proudly.
Union Pacific Railroad announced that, effective Feb. 5, the Butler Yard will reduce operations and close its mechanical shop. The yard is at 11926 W. Hampton Ave. in Milwaukee, about a block east ...
The city’s health department found dioxins in soil samples along the fence line of a Union Pacific rail yard. Mayor Sylvester Turner said during the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival that plans to ...