Union Pacific Railroad
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Company earnings
Union Pacific fourth-quarter net profit slips 10%
Net income falls in the fourth quarter amid a decline in operating revenue and a decrease in rail volumes.
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Rail
Commentary: TTX pool railcars increase intermodal efficiency
Jim Blaze profiles TTX, a company that is essential to the railroad industry.
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Intermodal
Commentary: Is intermodal over as a growth story?
Market Expert Michael Baudendistel writes about rail intermodal volume is lower for the long-term, or can it be more competitive with trucking.
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News
Union Pacific fully implements positive train control
The next step is achieving full interoperability with other railroads.
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Intermodal
Union Pacific shuffles sales and marketing groupings
The railroad will consolidate business segments to three groups from four to better adapt to market conditions.
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Intermodal
Freight rail seeks ways to stay afloat amid sinking rail volumes
Rail executives discussed short-term strategies for growing rail volumes amid expectations that volumes won’t pick up until well into 2020.
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Rail
Commentary: Is the Alameda Rail Corridor in financial danger?
Jim Blaze writes about the Alameda Corridor in Los Angeles, that takes some of the freight from the harbor to distribution centers. Is it still…
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Intermodal
Unions criticize practice of furloughing in the rail industry
The Class I railroads furlough workers in times of lower volumes but unions think the cuts have been too deep as a result of precision…
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Company earnings
More network changes could happen in 2020, Union Pacific says
Rationalizing additional network assets is still a possibility in 2020.
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Intermodal
CSX and Union Pacific make changes to sales and marketing teams
Excerpt: The companies promote and assign new roles to longstanding employees.
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