Safety 09182018
Big Data Tech Helps Predict Rail Failure
The goal: Take the data collected across more than 32,000 miles of track, plug it into a computer, and accurately predict which track section will break next. They call it predictive analytics, and it’s the science of harvesting vast amounts of data about the past and using it to predict the future. Read Story
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Community 09122018
Little Rock Central High Legacy Inspires Locomotive Engineer
As a former student of Little Rock Central High School, Union Pacific Locomotive Engineer Harlee Watson is acutely aware of the struggles African-Americans experienced during the Civil Rights Movement.
Safety 09072018
Removing Mental Health Stigma Key to Suicide Prevention
Anthony Bourdain, Kate Spade, Robin Williams – the deaths of such notable figures put suicide in recent news across the globe. But suicide is more than a headline; it’s a tragedy that hits close to home.
Heritage 08292018
Steam Update: Big Boy’s Cylinders Undergo ‘Boring’ Process
Union Pacific’s Steam Team has a new boring process that is anything but boring. Used to restore steam locomotive No. 4014’s main cylinders, Ed Dickens compares the 1930s-era “boring bar” to a spider.
Community 08222018
Building America a Playground at a Time
Despite being points of pride for most communities, it’s easy to take playgrounds for granted. For most people, their primary role is to keep kids occupied – and out of their parents’ hair -- throughout long summer days.
Innovation 08072018
It’s All About Drag: Revolutionizing Railroad Fuel Conservation
Inside Union Pacific’s new aerodynamics laboratory, Wayne Kennedy slides on big green sound-proof ear muffs and cranks the motor powering a mach 0.2 wind tunnel. The 50-foot-long wood, steel and acrylic glass machine roars to life. Smoke swirls around a G-scale model train.
Safety 07182018
Through Dirt, Rock and Water: Reopening Tunnel No. 11
Union Pacific’s Chad Rose said it was hard to understand the scale of what happened until he looked inside the tunnel. “My first thought was, is everyone okay?” said Rose, Union Pacific senior director of maintenance of way.
Community 07112018
Innovative Arkansas Non-Profit Supports Inventive Minds
America is in the midst of a “maker movement,” a world-wide initiative aimed at teaching people to make products rather than consume them. Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub, and its “Lead Maker” Dr. Chris Jones, want to deliver this new type of freedom to rural Arkansas.
Insights 06272018
Constructing a Lasting Legacy in Brazos Valley, Texas
Mike Zucker spent seven years visualizing how Union Pacific’s new 1,875-acre classification yard might grow up from the khaki-colored dirt of rural Robertson County, Texas. Today, his vision is becoming reality.
Innovation 06122018
No Bad Apples in This Bunch
Some say one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch. Sarah Gross thinks she can prevent that with the right kind of filter.
Insights 06042018
Landmark Merger Creates Ocean of Challenge
Halloween 2016 was no trick-or-treat moment for Mark Simon, Union Pacific’s assistant vice president of intermodal marketing and sales. That was the day he learned Japan’s three largest ocean carriers – MOL, NYK and K Line – would merge to become ONE: Ocean Network Express.
Community 05232018
Revamped Union Pacific Foundation Targets Key Community Needs
When Union Pacific Chairman E. Roland Harriman voiced his support for the railroad's first corporate philanthropy program more than 60 years ago, he could never have dreamed his actions would help the teens of today learn how to make “wearable tech.”
Community 05162018
Big Shoulders Fund Brings STEM to Underrepresented Students
In Chicago’s inner-city schools, phrases like “I’m just not good at math” echo among low-income Latino and African-American students. Many of these students don’t consider a career in the STEM fields a possibility.
Heritage 05072018
Steam Update: Modern Bolts and Big Announcements
Before we get to the details of the Steam Team’s big May 10 announcement, here's a look at how new technology is being applied to locomotive No. 4014’s restoration.
Community 04302018
Union Pacific and National Park Foundation Invite You to Explore America's Backyard
Close your eyes and picture a majestic landscape. Listen for chirping birds and the rustling of leaves. For Union Pacific Project Manager Josh Ford, a visit to Montana’s Glacier National Park changed his perspective – he found a place of hope.
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