Union Pacific News Updates

Business, Logistics

Union Pacific Beats Estimates on Workforce Productivity

Union Pacific Corp.’s quarterly earnings topped Wall Street estimates, and the railroad said its 2025 outlook remains the same despite a mixed economic forecast.

January 23, 2025
Business, Logistics

Union Pacific’s Profit Grows 9%

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific’s third-quarter profit grew 9% as the railroad delivered 6% more freight and continued to raise prices and streamline its operations.

October 24, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Union Pacific Could Abandon 1872 Jobs Pact With Texas Town

Union Pacific Railroad is one step closer to eliminating its workforce in the east Texas town of Palestine after action by the Texas Supreme Court on Sept. 6.

September 9, 2024
Business, Logistics, Global Freight

Union Pacific Profit Grows 7%

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific delivered 7% growth in its second-quarter profit even though the number of shipments it hauled remained essentially flat.

July 25, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

FRA: Union Pacific Undermined Regulators’ Safety Efforts

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific managers undermined the U.S. government’s efforts to assess safety at the railroad in the wake of several high-profile derailment, federal regulators say.

May 1, 2024
Business, Logistics, Global Freight

Union Pacific’s First-Quarter Profit Creeps Up 1%

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific’s first-quarter profit crept 1% higher as the railroad tightened up on expenses — particularly its fuel bill — even though it delivered slightly less freight.

April 25, 2024
Business, Logistics

Union Pacific Profit Tops Reduced Estimates

Union Pacific Corp. reported profit that topped analysts’ estimates, which had been adjusted down in the last month, as the railroad leaned on efficiency to make up for lower carloads and higher labor costs.

October 19, 2023
Government, Business, Safety

Government Sues Union Pacific Over Using Flawed Vision Test

The U.S. government has joined some former workers in suing Union Pacific over the way it used a vision test to disqualify workers the railroad believed were colorblind.

October 2, 2023
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Explosion at Union Pacific Railyard Prompts Evacuations

An explosion inside a container at a Union Pacific railyard prompted evacuations in western Nebraska on Sept. 14 because of the toxic smoke generated when one of the chemicals caught fire.

September 14, 2023
Government, Business, Safety

Union Pacific’s New CEO Won’t Rule Out Cuts

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific’s new CEO, Jim Vena, says he won’t shy away from cuts, but no one should expect the kind of sweeping changes he made when he first oversaw operations a few years ago.

September 13, 2023