Union Pacific to pay for new crossings in Arizona county
AP via Yahoo! Finance - 0 KB- Found: 2008-05-07, 23:49 GMT
Union Pacific, trying to clear the way for double-tracking its main line across southern Arizona, has agreed to provide $35 million over the next 25 years to help build grade-separated road and rail crossings in growing Pinal County.

Pinal inks contract with Union Pacific
Arizona Daily Star - 0 KB- Found: 2008-05-08, 08:38 GMT
Union Pacific Railroad announced plans Wednesday to contribute $35 million over the next 25 years to pay for up to four grade-separated railroad crossings in Pinal County a cost typically borne by municipalities.

Union Pacific poles blown down by winds near LaSalle
Greeley Tribune - 0 KB- Found: 2008-05-08, 08:05 GMT
Eleven power poles, which carried electricity to Union Pacific properties in La Salle, were blown down by last Friday's powerful winds which swept through Weld County.

Local landmark goes down
Argus Observer - 0 KB- Found: 8 hours ago
Friday, a giant crane, from  Inland Crane, in Boise, began the tough job of knocking down the old silos, owned by Simplot, situated along the Union Pacific Railroad, at Southeast Sixth Avenue, Ontario.

Union Pacific says Oregon rail repairs done, service back
AP via Yahoo! Finance - 0 KB- Found: 2008-05-06, 20:00 GMT
Union Pacific says it has completed repairs and restored service to a rail line damaged by a mudslide. A mudslide hit the line near Oakridge in January and wiped out 3,000 feet of track in three different areas.

Train enthusiasts attend Train Day, T&P reunion
The Marshall News Messenger - 0 KB- Found: 20 hours ago
The "Golden Spike" was driven into the final tie that joined the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railways to create the first transcontinental railroad May 10, 1896 in Utah.

Union Pacific Moves Mountains to Restore Train Service; Back on Track after Major Oregon Mudslide
Centre Daily Times - 0 KB- Found: 2008-05-06, 15:59 GMT
After 105 days and 19 million cubic feet of mud, Union Pacific has completed the herculean task of restoring all rail service through the Cascade Mountains in Oregon.

Union Pacific Wins CALSTART Blue Sky Merit Award for Developing, Operating Energy-Efficient Genset Locomotives
Centre Daily Times - 0 KB- Found: 2008-05-06, 14:42 GMT
Union Pacific today announced that it received the 2008 CALSTART Blue Sky Merit Award(TM) for using second generation cleaner and more efficient switching locomotives. The annual award recognizes outstanding marketplace contributions to clean air, energy efficiency and to the clean transportation industry overall by companies, organizations and individuals.

Metra adding trains to deal with rush-hour crunch
Chicago Tribune - 0 KB- Found: 2008-05-10, 05:35 GMT
Weekend service will also get more trains, officials say Metra riders who find themselves caught amid standing-room-only crowds on Union Pacific North line trains will get some relief this month when additional cars are added to rush-hour trains, officials said Friday.

Union Pacific restores train service in Oregon
Sacramento Business Journal - 0 KB- Found: 2008-05-06, 22:39 GMT
Union Pacific Corp. has rebuilt 3,000 feet of train track southeast of Oakridge, Ore. that was wiped out in a Jan. 19 mudslide, the company said Tuesday.