Innovation 10042022
Driving Toward Sustainability: Union Pacific Grows Its Electric Vehicle Fleet
Union Pacific is putting employees in the driver’s seat to achieving the railroad’s sustainability goals by adding dozens of electric vehicles to its systemwide fleet. Over the next six months, 67 electric vehicles – 50 Ford Lightning pickups and 17 Ford Mustang Mach-Es – will be delivered to select field locations across the railroad’s 23-state network. Read Story
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Community 10032022
Living United: Team UP Shares Time and Talent Systemwide to Support United Way
Union Pacific has developed strong relationships with local United Way chapters across its 23-state network. Last year, employee donations reached more than 150 communities, and Team UP is maintaining the momentum in 2022.
Heritage 09302022
Danish Man Builds Replica of Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014
2,656 Lego bricks. 762 instruction steps. 300 hours. That’s what it took for Denmark-based Lego superfan Lasse Hvidtfeldt to build a 3-foot-long replica of Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 steam locomotive out of colorful plastic toy bricks.
Safety 09282022
Union Pacific Calls for Accuracy and Collaboration in Response to Houston Dioxin Study
In recent months, Union Pacific has been working with the city of Houston, Harris County, and the Bayou City Initiative to reach agreement on a publicly supported remediation plan for the former Southern Pacific Houston Wood Preserving Works (HWPW) site. Union Pacific welcomed input from the city, county, and Bayou City Initiative as it will add to the already robust and aggressive remediation plan we proposed that is pending approval with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Real Railroaders 09262022
Conductor Richard Guerra Celebrates Forty-Five Years of Safe Service in the Pacific Northwest
Several decades ago, a high school kid named Richard Guerra signed on for a summertime steel and section gang job removing and replacing tracks in what would later become part of Hermiston, Oregon’s hump yard. Guerra stuck with it – turning his seasonal position into a 45-year Union Pacific career.
Real Railroaders 09232022
'Wes Saved My Life'
What began as a typical lunch at Houston’s Englewood Yard for Weston Smith, a 16-year Union Pacific railroader, quickly turned into an emergency requiring immediate action when a fellow teammate began choking.
Innovation 09222022
Union Pacific and Shell Form Strategic Alliance to Accelerate Sustainability across Industrial America
Union Pacific Railroad and Shell are joining forces to accelerate the decarbonization of rail transportation. The companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding that allows exploration and testing of several initiatives designed to help Union Pacific achieve its goal to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 26% by 2030 and, ultimately, reach net zero by 2050. The initiatives would also contribute to Shell achieving its target to become a net zero energy business by 2050.
Real Railroaders 09212022
Whalen Thrives Navigating Supply Chain’s Choppy Waters
As the global supply chain experiences unprecedented disruptions, Union Pacific's Wendy Whalen has risen to the challenge. Whalen leads the team and strategy responsible for the development, deployment and sustainability of UP's strategic sourcing program.
Safety 09192022
Three Simple Things to Teach Your Loved Ones During National Rail Safety Week, Sept. 19-25
National Rail Safety Week is the perfect time for families to sit down and stress the importance of being alert and distraction free around railroad tracks.
Heritage 09162022
Union Pacific Refreshes Locomotive Paint Scheme, Keeping Iconic Flag Design
Union Pacific finalized its new locomotive paint scheme – moving the placement of but keeping its iconic flag design, which was rolled out over 20 years ago to honor the victims of 9/11. The first Union Pacific locomotive with the refreshed paint scheme is now in service.
Insights 09132022
Green Bonds Support Union Pacific's Sustainability Efforts
Companies use green bonds to raise funds for their own sustainability efforts, and Union Pacific is now among them. By linking our financing activity to our sustainability strategy, we can fund our most promising projects that will help to decarbonize our footprint and meet our sustainability goals. And those goals are aggressive.
Insights 08262022
Hard Hats and Spreadsheets – Union Pacific Internship Provided Real World Experience
I hadn’t considered a railroad career until meeting with Sandra Christen, Union Pacific senior manager-operations support, at my college’s career fair. I was captivated by the idea of getting to explore different places and getting a hands-on summer experience that included learning firsthand how America’s leading railroad company moves goods to people.
Real Railroaders 08262022
Four Generations of Sanchez Family Railroaders
Looking back on his life, Ryan Sanchez, Houston, Texas-based peer trainer and brakeperson, is hard-pressed to find a time when railroading wasn’t a part of it.
Heritage 08242022
Astronaut Megan McArthur Returns Big Boy Space Coin to Union Pacific
Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 and the International Space Station are both testaments to humanity’s ability to dream big and push boundaries, says Megan McArthur Behnken, a NASA astronaut who took a Big Boy challenge coin to space with her in 2021.
Real Railroaders 08192022
Maxfield Family Boasts More Than 400 Years of Railroad Service
It takes a lot of digging and research to find a time when someone from Jeff Maxfield's family wasn't working for the railroad. In fact, the manager-Field Operations Support’s family collectively boasts more than 400 years of railroad service throughout five generations.
Safety 08182022
Have You Had the Talk With Your Family?
Union Pacific and Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) are partnering to make rail safety part of family conversations by launching a national multilingual rail safety campaign on multiple platforms.
Insights 08152022
All Parties Must Work Together to Keep Supply Chain Fluid
We know maintaining fluid operations at the ports we serve is important both to our customers and our economy. While Union Pacific is only one part of a supply chain that spans from factories in Asia to store shelves in your community or parcel deliveries to your doorstep, we will do all we can to ensure our part of the chain remains solid, connected, unbroken.
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