Union Pacific
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Company earnings
Union Pacific confident in its march towards a lower operating ratio
“You've heard me say this many, many times – we're not going to use the lack of volume as an…
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Company earnings
Union Pacific sets operating ratio record despite lower quarterly volumes
Union Pacific set an all-time record for its operating ratio in the second quarter despite lower freight volumes and a…
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Modes
Shippers want more changes to demurrage and accessorial charges
Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific are modifying some of the ways they collect demurrage and accessorial charges for some commodities,…
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Railroad
Union Pacific’s intermodal service took hit during second quarter
Union Pacific’s (NYSE: UNP) intermodal rail service saw average speeds sink to a two-year low in the second quarter, with…
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Ocean shipping
Port Report: Shippers and rail align for Maersk’s automation plan
Maersk’s (Nasdaq OMX: MAER) fight to bring automation to its largest North American marine terminal is getting support from shippers…
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News
Weekly carloads provide more of the same…pain
Rail volumes were off again for the week ending June 29, 2019 with U.S. railroads reporting a 5.5 percent decline.
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Weather
Barge movement resumes on Mississippi, but remains sluggish
Barge grain movements on Mississippi 85 percent lower than a year ago
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News
Oregon passes bill requiring oil trains to develop spill response plans
The legislation comes four years after Washington and California passed laws requiring better preparation for derailments and spills.
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Modes
U.S. rail volumes continue to drop
Year-to-date U.S. rail volumes fell again amid a loosening truck market, receding floodwaters in the Midwest and overall economic uncertainty.
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Modes
U.S. weekly rail traffic slumps 8.5 percent
Flooding impacts, cheap natural gas prices, and trade and economic uncertainty could be factors contributing to a significant slump in…
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