Trains

Union Pacific: We can avoid merger-related tech problems

Big railroad mergers have often been plagued by problematic computer cutovers that lead to service meltdowns, most recently ...

UPDATED: Rain-saturated ground possible cause of Union Pacific train derailment in Oxnard

A Union Pacific cargo train derailed in a commercial area of Oxnard on Nov. 19 and rain-saturated soil underneath the tracks ...
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Vena: Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger will sail through regulatory review

Confidence was not in short supply when Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena held a rolling news conference last week to tout UP’s proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern. “I’m 99.999% sure that this merger is ...
Fast Company

From Lincoln’s dream to an $85 billion merger, the transcontinental railroad is back

Between 1863 and 1869, the first transcontinental line, known as the Pacific Railroad, was built in the United States. The line ran from Omaha, Nebraska, to Sacramento, California, and carried ...

Shareholders of Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern support $85 billion rail merger

Shareholders of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern backed the railroads’ proposed $85 billion merger to create the nation’s ...
Railway Gazette International

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern shareholders approve merger

USA: Shareholders of both companies have approved Union Pacific's planned acquisition of Norfolk Southern. Combining Union ...
abc13

Union Pacific resumes normal train operations near Milby High following student's death last year

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- ABC13 has learned Union Pacific has resumed normal train operations near Milby High School following the death of a student last December. 15-year-old Sergio Rodriguez was hit ...