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A conductor who made an incorrect cut during switching, fouling a main track, was killed when a car he was riding on ...
BNSF Railway wants to launch international double-stack service this week between Southern California and Salt Lake City via ...
Union Pacific, whose deferred tax liabilities fell about $5 billion from the federal tax cut, has started construction on a $550 million rail yard in Texas that is the largest capital investment ...
PHOENIX — With the governor vetoing legislation aimed at stopping the construction of a large rail yard near Picacho Peak, Union Pacific Railroad says it is moving ahead with plans to acquire ...
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.
DENVER — The state of Colorado and Union Pacific on Monday signed an agreement extending the railroad’s lease of Moffat Tunnel for 25 years, a deal that also allows for expanded passenger ...
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 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 ...
Effective Aug 1, 2023, this deal marks Union Pacific’s sick leave agreement with 12 of its 13 labor unions. It includes almost 68% of UNP’s craft employees.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released the final report for its investigation of the July 6, 2024, accident involving a Union Pacific (UP) conductor fatally injured during a ...
Regulation Regulators Blast Union Pacific for Running Unsafe Trains The nation’s largest freight rail carrier failed to fix and continued to use faulty equipment, according to the Federal ...
The Union Pacific rail yard in Houston’s Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens — predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods — has for years been the cause of concern for residents, who suspected ...