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.
Father of boy killed by train works for railroad
78 days ago
Philip Wilson works for Union Pacific Railroad, which owns the train that hit Alejandro.
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.
TEX Rail project is stalled again
102 days ago
One DART official said the agency doesn't want to hold up the T's progress on TEX Rail but also doesn't want to sign an agreement until Union Pacific and Fort Worth & Western are on board.
Proposed Mexico-NM rail sparking hopes
116 days ago
The Albuquerque Journal reports (http://bit.ly/X0fgIl) that Union Pacific Railroad's construction of the $400 million project is sparking excitement about development after years of pushing.
North Texas is well-positioned as rail freight makes a comeback
117 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
119 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.
