Weekly Service Update

Announcement Number: CN2015-78
Categories: Weekly Service Updates
Posted Date: November 18, 2015

To Our Customers,

A modest increase in carloadings was accompanied by another strong week in velocity and slight improvement in terminal dwell. Scheduled maintenance projects for the upcoming week include tie, rail and bridge maintenance on 11 key subdivisions, with a heavy focus on the Northern and Southern regions. Check for more information on our maintenance projects (user ID and password required).

Below are some network statistics from last week:

  • Carloadings for the week ending Nov. 14, 2015, were 173,084. This is up 0.8 percent compared to the previous week.
  • AAR system velocity was 26.5 mph, which is flat compared to the previous week.
  • System terminal dwell was 27.8 hours, which is down 0.6 hours compared to the previous week.
  • In total, we had 292,676 cars online, which is down 0.6 percent compared to the previous week.

Thank you for your business. Please contact the National Customer Service Center or your Union Pacific representative with any questions.