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Climate Action Plan Outlines Union Pacific's Efforts to Reduce Carbon Impact
Union Pacific published its first comprehensive Climate Action Plan Dec. 6, outlining the company’s steps to reduce its environmental impact, with an eye toward achieving net zero emissions by 2050. Read Story
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Port of Montana Opens Door for UP Customers’ Regional Growth
Early this month, the Port of Montana’s newly installed rail infrastructure welcomed its first visitors in Butte’s Montana Connections Business Development Park.
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A Ton of Holiday Cheer: Union Pacific Employees Help Feed and Clothe Those in Need
Two Union Pacific teams kicked off the holiday season with a combined 1-ton donation to the Omaha-metro nonprofit Open Door Mission. Open Door Mission seeks to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty by providing meals and temporary housing for community members in the Omaha metro area.
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Union Pacific Launches ‘Planet Tracks’ – Newest Employee-Led Group Dedicated to Environment
Planet Tracks is on the move.
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Union Pacific Track Foreman Revives Family After Vehicle Crash
When an emergency strikes, it’s the Courage to Care that reminds Union Pacific employees to pause and do the right thing. If no one else stops to help, you’ll be fortunate to have people like Track Foreman Miguel Ochoa on your side.
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Team Effort Leads to Successful Computer-Aided Dispatching Cutover
A multiyear effort by several UP departments, CADX was developed in-house and brings numerous operational and safety efficiencies. The technology allows dispatchers to line signals and switches while issuing restrictions and authorities through the system.
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Union Pacific Plays Vital Role in E-Commerce Ground Deliveries
If you’re like most consumers, you probably don’t visualize that gaming console or gym equipment you purchased last night on your cell phone as traveling on a Union Pacific train en route to your porch.
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Rail Relief Gives Tech Expert a Different View of the Railroad
Rail Relief is a Union Pacific program where employees volunteer to help during times of severe weather or major business disruptions to provide support to front-line transportation supervisors. Volunteers gain a new understanding of railroad operations and bring the experience back to the office and their daily work.
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Union Pacific Launches Campaign to Honor Veterans Year-Round
Union Pacific honors our nation’s heroes this Veterans Day with a new UP Center tradition: military service flag raising. Beginning this Veterans Day, Union Pacific will display flags for each branch of the United States Armed Forces on its corresponding founding birthday.
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Union Pacific Welder Rescues Family Stranded on Crossing
Sixteen-year employee Rudy Maldonado’s Courage to Care prevented a critical incident by helping a family stranded on a railroad crossing in Fresno, California.
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Meet the Women Using Science, Technology, Engineering and Math to Help Shape Union Pacific's Future
On National STEM Day, we’re celebrating employees who help make it all happen. Short for science, technology, engineering and math, STEM plays a major role in almost all aspects of transportation.
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Union Pacific Employees Pay it Forward, Stepping Up to Settle Afghan Refugees
With nearly 800 Afghan refugees expected to relocate to Nebraska, including about 500 to Omaha, Union Pacific employees are stepping up to both welcome and settle them in their new homes.
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CIO 1-Year Reflections: Focus on Growth Requires Preparing for Change
As we look to the future of UP, which is transitioning from a primary focus on operational efficiency to growth, our Tech team and the products they drive will serve as a major differentiator. It is extremely energizing and gratifying to lead the Tech organization during this time. To focus on growth, we must prepare for constant change, and we have used the past 12 months to start taking steps in the Tech organization for this evolution and revolution.
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Celebrating 50 Year Employees Bill Gaston, Ralph Niau, Dan Knutsen and Nick Garcia
We're sharing highlights of their 50 year railroad journeys from Bill Gaston, Ralph Niau, Dan Knutsen and Nick Garcia.
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DigiCrew Puts New Tech in Employees’ Hands
Handheld mobile devices equipped with DigiCrew are making their way into the hands of UP conductors and locomotive engineers, boosting efficiency. The DigiCrew app marks a fundamental shift in the way employees interact with their mobile device, combining work previously done in multiple applications – like Mobile Work Order and Mobile Terminal – into a single interface.
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Go Baby Go! – Toddlers Take Victory Laps at UP Center
Toddlers in tricked out rides cruised the UP Center’s lobby Saturday in Omaha, Nebraska, flashing big smiles as they moved independently on their own free will, many for the first time in their lives.
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Opportunities and Celebration for People of All Abilities
One of the ways UP works to empower people with disabilities is through its partnership with the Omaha Public Schools Transition Program. The program prepares secondary students with disabilities to move from high school into the adult community via work-based learning to develop occupational and related social skills.
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