Railroads hire many veterans returning from war
12 days ago
"For a veteran - a person who thrives off excitement, a mission and a chain of command - you tend to seek out companies like that," said Major, who has worked for Union Pacific for about two years.
Texas train crash victims don't blame city, county
71 days ago
Survivors of last year's deadly West Texas train collision who are suing Union Pacific Co. say the railroad should not be able to claim that Midland and Midland County are responsible.
Antitrust lawsuit against railroads dismissed
82 days ago
The lawsuit said Union Pacific has refused to ship coal from its Oxbow's Elk Creek Mine in western Colorado in an effort to avoid competing with BNSF.
NTSB: Train missed signals before Oklahoma crash
85 days ago
Federal investigators say one of two Union Pacific freight trains that collided in the Oklahoma Panhandle last summer and killed three workers missed signals warning it to slow down or stop.
Union Pacific: Others responsible for crash
86 days ago
Union Pacific has filed motions in civil court contending that three other entities are responsible for the collision that killed four U.S. military veterans on a parade float last year.
North Texas is well-positioned as rail freight makes a comeback
116 days ago
Union Pacific operates Davidson Yard, a major sorting yard in west Fort Worth, and several years ago opened its own 360-acre intermodal facility in Wilmer and Hutchins south of Dallas.
Plainiffs added to lawsuit in fatal train wreck
118 days ago
Eight more people and the family of one of the four veterans killed in the crash have joined the lawsuit against Union Pacific and a Midland company that owned the truck that towed the float.
Shale-oil boom means big demand for rail tank cars
138 days ago
Domestic output grew to the highest level in 15 years, while carloads carried by Union Pacific, the country's biggest railroad, surged to 140,000 last year from 2,400 in 2010.
Railroad work to snarl traffic in Arlington for several days in January
152 days ago
Union Pacific will begin replacing 13 miles of train tracks through Arlington next month, creating traffic headaches with the simultaneous closure of the city's railroad crossings for days.
State Railroad to test new East Texas track link
169 days ago
The Texas State Railroad plans to test a new three-mile section of track linking the East Texas rail attraction to the Union Pacific railroad.