New Service and Increased Capacity between Chicago, IL and Portland, OR

Announcement Number: IM2014-164
Categories: Domestic Service Lanes and Schedules,Domestic New Products,Domestic Terminals,Premium
Posted Date: May 2, 2014

Dear Intermodal Customer,
 
Union Pacific is pleased to announce that effective Thursday May 8, 2014, we will be establishing new service between Chicago (Global 1), IL and Portland (Brooklyn), OR. The new service will provide reliable, truck competitive fourth (4th) morning transportation 6 days per week westbound and 5 days per week eastbound. This new premium service will be in addition to current service now in place between Chicago (Global 2), IL and Portland (Brooklyn), OR.
 
Schedules for this new service are as detailed in the attached PDF document. Customers should contact their Union Pacific representative for pricing. Union Pacific will support billing and in-gating freight 2 days prior to start of the new service (May 6, 2014).
Adding these new trains required minor adjustments to other service schedules. Updated Schedules are provided in the attached PDF document - all adjustments have been highlighted for your ready reference.
 
Service Schedules
 
New Service Flyer
 
For additional information please contact your Sales Manager.
 
Thank you for your commitment to Intermodal and Union Pacific Railroad.
Sincerely, 
Intermodal Business Team