November 11, 2024 - TRA Newswire - As Volkswagen (VW) celebrates the opening of its new vehicle processing center in Freeport, Texas, Union Pacific Railroad is poised for growth as the automaker’s rail partner of choice. Union Pacific will help VW...

October 25, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Third quarter net income at Union Pacific rose from $1.5 billion in 2023 to $1.7 billion in the period just ended this year.Operating revenue of $6.1 billion grew 3% driven by increased volume and...

October 14, 2024 - ProgressiveRailroading.com - At midday on Oct. 9, Union Pacific Railroad’s Heartland of America train pulled by the famed Big Boy steam locomotive pulled into West, Texas. UP’s senior management team — minus one member, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Jennifer...

August 29, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Pinsly Railroad Company announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Hondo Railway LLC, a short line railroad company in Hondo, Texas (Medina County), just west of San Antonio. The purchase is subject to regulatory...

August 28, 2024 - Texas Railroad Association - It is difficult to describe the sheer scope of the railroad industry. An integrated network of over 100,000 miles that spans much of North America, it is theoretically possible to ship something via...

August 18, 2024 - TRA Newswire - Union Pacific's "Heartland of America Tour" that starts August 28 in Cheyenne, Wyoming will see its legendary steam locomotive Big Boy No. 4014 whistle its way through towns and cities in Texas with additional...

August 16, 2024 - trains.com -Nearly four years after new federal on-time performance standards went into effect, Amtrak is nearing agreements with BNSF Railway and Union Pacific for certification of disputed train schedules.Some 95% of Amtrak train schedules have been...

August 15, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Driving a "golden spike" marked the start of construction on the latest industrial-served rail park in Texas, this one in the piney woods of East Texas at Longview.Executives and team members of Custom Inc., a...

July 26, 2024 - TRA Newswire -"Our second quarter performance demonstrates the team's ability to deliver strong results". The words of Jim Vena, Union Pacific Chief Executive Officer. UP grew it's Q2 profit by seven percent even while the number of...

July 12, 2024 - TRA Newswire - Eliminating a cumbersome move from ship-to-truck-to-rail at Union Pacific Railroad's Port Houston on-dock service is paying off with additional inland markets added in 2024.The sucessful service, which began in May 2023, enables intermodal containers...