July 18, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Union Pacific's Unified Plan 2020 produced another record quarter in earnings, operating income and an improved operating ratio. UP today reported 2019 second quarter net income of $1.6 billion or $2.22 per share. That is...

July 3, 2019 - ProgressiveRailroading.com - Representatives from Port Freeport, Union Pacific Railroad and other organizations held a ribbon cutting ceremony June 28 to mark the first-phase completion of the $21 million Parcel 14 Rail Development project at the Houston-area port. On a 250-acre site...

May 17,  2019 - TRA Newswire - Union Pacific has implemented Positive Train Control (PTC) on 582 route miles, bringing required PTC-operated route miles to 13,597 or 80 percent. PTC was implemented on all required passenger routes in 2018. Implementation efforts continue to...

May 16, 2019 - freightwaves.com - Rail congestion in regions such as Chicago and Houston may have eased for now, but the railroads will still need to find ways to increase capacity at those busy city locations as the U.S. population...

May 16, 2019 - TRA Newswire  - RCR Hempstead Logistics Park is now under development in Hempstead, Waller County, and plans are to serve "national- and international-grade manifest and transload firms desiring to locate in the Northwest quadrant of Houston with...

April 26, 2019 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Gordon Dickson - Some tanker cars involved in a fiery train derailment Wednesday in south Fort Worth were older model rail cars that are considered less safe for transporting flammable liquids than newer models, federal...

April 19, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Union Pacific is scaling back construction of its massive Brazos Valley rail yard in Robertson County, Northwest of Houston, a little more than a year after the project broke ground. Union Pacific initiated Unified Plan...

April 18, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Despite severe weather challenges across most of its Western network and a switch over to Precision Scheduled Railroading, Union Pacific today reported a record first quarter which saw earnings per share rise 15% on...

February 5, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Union Pacific has installed Positive Train Control (PTC) equipment on 100 percent of required route miles and implemented on all required passenger train routes. Implementation efforts continue to ensure PTC interoperability with other freight and passenger...

January 31, 2019 - pilotlonline.com - TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) — Some Texas troopers have been riding the rails to crack down on motorists who violate the law by driving around lowered barriers at railroad crossings. The Texarkana Gazette reports Department of Public Safety troopers...