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Union Pacific reports Positive Train Control progress
April 26th, 2018
April 26, 2018 - TRA Newswire -
Union Pacific continues to make strides implementing positive train control (PTC). The company anticipates it will meet all required deadlines for installing PTC on its network. As allowed by federal law, Union Pacific will...
Texas and Arkansas transportation infrastructure receives $577 million boost from Union Pacific
March 15th, 2018
March 15, 2018 - TRA Newswire -
Texas's transportation infrastructure will receive a $450 million boost from Union Pacific Railroad in 2018. According to a news release, the company's planned private investment will enhance safety, operating efficiency and support customer service.
This...
Union Pacific reports fourth quarter Positive Train Control progress
February 15th, 2018
February 15, 2018 - TRA Newswire -
Union Pacific continues to make strides implementing positive train control (PTC). The company anticipates it will make all required deadlines for installing PTC on its network. As allowed by federal law, Union Pacific will...
Union Pacific Brazos Yard construction underway, largest facility capital investment in company history
January 25th, 2018
January 25, 2018 - TRA Newswire -
UP also reports good 4th quarter results -
Union Pacific Railroad has begun construction on its Brazos Yard in Robertson County, Texas. The $550 million rail yard represents the largest capital investment in a single...
Houston-based company plans to invest $40 million in Kingfisher OK rail project
January 15th, 2018
January 11, 2017 - KGOU.com -
A Houston-based company is planning to invest up to $40 million in a rail spur and transportation loading center near Kingfisher.
Sarah Terry-Cobo writes in the Journal Record that the development, by Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, will help...
UP's Dallas Intermodal Terminal gains a big neighbor in plastics / Expansion at Port Houston
October 25th, 2017
October 25, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
Katoen Natie and Union Pacific gathered with supporters today to formally break ground on a new state-of-the-art plastic packaging facility. Construction for the site is now underway at the Prime Pointe Industrial Park, which...
Union Pacific unveils commemorative locomotive honoring U.S. Armed Forces
October 20th, 2017
October 20, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
Union Pacific paid tribute to the United States armed forces by unveiling UP No. 1943 The Spirit locomotive at San Antonio's Sunset Station Thursday. Only the 16th commemorative locomotive presented in Union Pacific's 155-year...
Houston groundbreaking: 2 million square foot complex to be UP rail served
October 18th, 2017
October 18, 2017 - bizjournals.com -
Houston-based Pontikes Development will soon break ground on a 3 million-square-foot speculative warehouse and distribution park near Port Houston. Most of the park will be rail served.
JLL's John Talhelm, who will be marketing the property alongside...
Hurricane Harvey still disrupting some industries along the Texas coast / rail tallies cost
October 18th, 2017
October 17, 2017 - Two related stories:
Railroads, shippers assess damage wrought by two historic storms - ProgressiveRailroading.com -
As of late September, railroads and transit agencies affected by hurricanes Harvey and Irma were still evaluating the toll the devastating storms took...
Law enforcement, Union Pacific team up for safety
October 5th, 2017
October 4, 2017 - Houston Chronicle -
Long. Long. Short. Long.
The clattering of the wheels rotating quickly across the rail joints were only silenced by the blaring audible by the engineer pulling the horn as they approached the intersection at US...