Weekly Service Update

Announcement Number: CN2015-65
Categories: Weekly Service Updates
Posted Date: October 14, 2015

To Our Customers,
 
System velocity was down slightly compared to the previous week, but still above 26 mph. Carloadings were down about 3 percent and there was a small improvement in system terminal dwell over the previous week. Scheduled maintenance projects for the upcoming week include tie, rail and bridge maintenance on 15 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 Oct. 10, 2015, were 177,416. This is down 3.2 percent compared to the previous week.
  • AAR system velocity was 26.2 mph, which is down 0.2 mph compared to the previous week.
  • System terminal dwell was 27.8 hours, which is down 0.2 hours compared to the previous week.
  • In total, we had 294,824 cars online, which is flat 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.