Community 09272019
Parents: Add the Railroad ‘Four S’s’ to Your Safety Talks
Everyday expressions like “buckle up,” “look both ways” and “don’t talk to strangers” commonly roll off parents’ tongues, but there’s one important topic that parents rarely discuss with their kids: railroad safety. Read Story
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Community 07192019
UP Takes Center Stage in Community Partnership for the Arts
A turning point in community arts and culture is coming to the Council Bluffs, Iowa, area, as Pottawattamie Arts, Culture and Entertainment (PACE) renovates and expands the historic Harvester II building into a nearly 95,000-square-foot facility with Union Pacific’s help through the Community Ties Giving Program.
Community 07032019
Teens Learn Auto Skills One Mustang at a Time
Cars are more than just a form of transportation for Terry Karges, executive director of the Petersen Automotive Museum.
Community 06042019
California Program Helps Autistic Students Master Life Skills
Sacramento-based Meristem focuses on four key goals for students: building a strong sense of self, mastering basic life skills, enhancing social capacity and preparing to enter higher education and the workforce.
Insights 05282019
How Union Pacific's Actions Helped Customers and Communities Recover from the 2019 Flood
Two months after what has been called one of the worst floods to strike the Midwest and Central Plains since 1993, communities are still picking up the pieces and, in some places, waiting for the waters to recede. Thanks to Union Pacific's extraordinary efforts to reopen railroad service in the aftermath of spring 2019 flooding, many railroad customers have returned to normal operations.
Heritage 05022019
America Celebrates the Transcontinental Railroad
The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad May 10, 1869, is recognized as one of our country’s biggest achievements and one of mankind’s biggest accomplishments. It’s been compared to the Apollo 11 moon landing in terms of the vision, dedication, innovation and collaboration needed to connect the country with a ribbon of rail.
Community 04122019
Los Angeles Nonprofit Plants Healthy Seeds in Communities
Most students bring home stickers or postcards as souvenirs from their class field trips. Claudia Coronel’s 6-year-old son Adrian brought home a grocery list.
Safety 03062019
Preparing for the Once-in-a-Career Call
More than 200 first responders recently received hands-on training on how to safely react during a hazardous materials emergency. It's part of Union Pacific's four-prong safety mission: Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Recovery.
Heritage 01292019
Steam Update: Big Boy’s Restoration Nearly Complete
Union Pacific steam locomotive No. 4014, the Big Boy, is in one piece again nearly two years after the behemoth was disassembled to begin its restoration.
Community 12272018
Bush Funeral Train Crew 'Just Taking Care of Another Sailor'
For Union Pacific Locomotive Engineer June Nobles and Conductor Randy Kuhaneck, the honor of operating former President George H.W. Bush’s funeral train Dec. 6 was a matter of duty for a fallen sailor.
Insights 11162018
New California Locomotives Designed to Reduce Emissions
Union Pacific has been aggressively working to achieve lower emissions switchers over the past 16 years.
Heritage 10312018
Steam Update: Big Boy’s New Suspension System Promises a Smooth Ride
With completion of steam giant No. 4014’s massive front engine restoration looming, the UP Steam Team has rebuilt and installed a cushion to cradle all that heavy metal: a brand new coil and leaf-spring suspension system.
Community 10102018
California Nonprofit Turns Aspiring into Achieving
Like most aspiring filmmakers, Jonathan Galan grew up watching and studying movies. His biggest barrier to becoming a filmmaker, he realized, wasn’t that he didn’t have the right equipment, but rather, he didn’t have the right mindset.
Heritage 10052018
The Eighth Wonder of the World’s Crown Jewels
Done. A single word telegraphed around the nation triggered champagne toasts, cannon booms from coast to coast, fireworks and the ringing of The Liberty Bell in Philadelphia. It was a celebration of the country’s greatest achievement – completion of the transcontinental railroad – and the joining of East and West. Reporters, politicians and workers heralded the completion as the Eighth Wonder of the World on May 10, 1869.
Safety 09262018
This Traffic Ticket Could Save Your Life
An unnerving feeling of anticipation washes over Brent Nay as the 200-ton locomotive he’s riding in approaches a railroad crossing in Las Vegas, Nevada. The red lights begin to flash; the red-and-white arms fall. Would traffic stop?
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