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Union Pacific Profit Up 5% as It Builds Toward Acquisition

Union Pacific delivered 5% higher earnings in Q1 as the railroad prepares to convince regulators that its $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern is a good idea.

Union Pacific Agrees Contract for Domestic Rail Supply from Rocky Mountain Steel

Union Pacific Railroad and Rocky Mountain Steel Mills have signed a new seven-year agreement for the domestic production of steel rails. This extends a long-standing commercial rel...

Class I Briefs: BNSF, UP

BNSF celebrates its Safety Employees of the Year. Also, Union Pacific’s (UP) Chicago Service Unit earns a 2025 Safety Bell Award and UP brings its Silver Spike along for the Big Bo...

Class I Briefs: UP, NS, CPKC

Union Pacific (UP) reports record grain volumes for export to the West Coast and Mexico in first-quarter 2026. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) grows its REDI-Site industrial developmen...

Apr 30, UP And NS Resubmit Landmark Merger Application

In a major development for the U.S. freight rail industry, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced today that they have formally resubmitted their merger application to the ST...

May 28, STB Accepts Revised Union Pacific-Norfolk Merger Application

In a significant development for the U.S. freight rail industry, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) today accepted for consideration the revised major merger application filed...

Union Pacific, Rocky Mountain Steel Sign Rail Supply Deal

Union Pacific has secured long-term access to U.S.-made steel rail through a new seven-year contract with Rocky Mountain Steel Mills.

UP 1Q26: ‘Safety, Service, Operating Momentum Continued’

Union Pacific (UP) in first-quarter 2026 “grew reported net income 5%, increased earnings per share 6%, and improved our operating ratio,” CEO Jim Vena said in an April 23 financia...

Apr 25, Union Pacific Timetables (October, 1958)

Covered here is Union Pacific public timetables as presented in the "Official Guide Of The Railways" from October, 1958.

Apr 28, Union Pacific Unveils Big Boy 4014's Eastern Leg

Union Pacific Railroad has officially announced the long-anticipated eastern leg of its 2026 “Coast-to-Coast Tour” featuring the legendary Union Pacific 4014, the world’s largest o...

Class I Briefs: CN, UP

CN reports its March grain movement. Also, Union Pacific (UP) reaches an agreement with the American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA). The post Class I Briefs: CN, UP appeared...

Agreement Allows Amtrak Trains to Use Union Pacific Track in Louisiana

Union Pacific Railroad and Amtrak have reached an agreement permitting passenger services to run on a section of track in Louisiana, enabling a reroute of the Sunset Limited servic...

Apr 24, UP Targets April 30 to Resubmit NS Merger Application

Union Pacific has announced it is targeting April 30, 2026 as the date to formally resubmit its revised merger application for the acquisition of Norfolk Southern, a critical step...

Union Pacific’s quarterly profit rises on core pricing strength

UP+NS Launches ‘Action Center’

Union Pacific (UP) on May 14 reported via social media the launch of an “Action Center,” as part of the website dedicated to its proposed merger with Norfolk Southern (NS). The pos...

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Submit Revised Plan for Transcontinental Rail Merger

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have filed an amended merger application with the Surface Transportation Board (STB), setting out updated analysis for a proposed coast-to-coast...

UP Chemical Shippers Reach Safety ‘Pinnacle’

Union Pacific (UP) on April 27 reported recognizing 138 companies for their “dedication and commitment to safely transporting chemicals by rail” with the 2025 Pinnacle Award. The a...

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern’s amended STB merger application estimates shippers will save $3.5bn annually

PRESS RELEASE  Omaha & Atlanta April 30, 2026 Creating America’s First Transcontinental Railroad: Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern’s Amended STB Merger Application Estimates...

Class I Briefs: UP, NS, BNSF, CN

Union Pacific (UP) welcomes New Rock Terminal into its Denison Rail Yard and reaches a seven-year contract with Rocky Mountain Steel Mills for domestic rail production. Also, Norfo...

Class I Briefs: CSX, UP

CSX releases its 2025 Annual Report in which President and CEO Steve Angel says results “fell short” of expectations, but the Class I is positioned “for stronger operational and fi...

Jobs for Life: A Firm Promise to Union Employees

When Union Pacific combines with Norfolk Southern, every union employee working at the time of the merger is guaranteed a job for life. At a time when layoffs are the […] The post...

Class I Briefs: UP, NS, CSX/R.J. Corman/NS/UP

Union Pacific (UP) earns multiple awards from Toyota Logistics Services. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) holds its inaugural Supplier Summit; and CSX, R.J. Corman, NS and UP are named...

UP, NS Submit Amended Merger Application (UPDATED)

Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS) on April 30 submitted an amended merger application to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) containing additional analysis “reinforci...

STB Accepts Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Merger Application

The U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) has formally accepted Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern’s merger application for review, marking the next stage in a proposed deal that...