Innovation
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A DREAM Come True: Union Pacific Employee Designs Sustainable Trailers
A Union Pacific track renewal manager may be helping the railroad expand its use of renewable energy.
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Union Pacific Overcame Adversity to Score Wins in 2021
From extreme weather to supply chain congestion, Union Pacific overcame its fair share of challenges.
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Savage Gulf Rail Facility Grand Opening in San Patricio County, Texas
From conception to ribbon-cutting, Union Pacific, ExxonMobil, SABIC and Savage Gulf Rail have worked closely together to align infrastructure plans and optimize logistics potential for a new rail facility in San Patricio County, Texas.
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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.
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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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Union Pacific Launches ‘Planet Tracks’ – Newest Employee-Led Group Dedicated to Environment
Planet Tracks is on the move.
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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.
- Meet the Women Using Science, Technology, Engineering and Math to Help Shape Union Pacific's Future 11082021
- DigiCrew Puts New Tech in Employees’ Hands 11022021
- Union Pacific Launches New 'Learn My Name' Tool to Build Inclusiveness 10262021
- Union Pacific Executive Honored with Three Awards, Including 2021 ‘Railway Woman of the Year’ 10202021
- Union Pacific Testing Autonomous Cranes That Operate Like High-Tech Robots 09302021
- Big Boy Flexes Its Muscles with Positive Train Control 08192021
- Diamond in the Rough: How the UP Team Hustled to Earn New Coal Business 08132021
- Plastics and Sustainability: How Dow and Braskem Are Working Toward a Greener Future 06222021
- Wide Load: Clearance Team's Efforts Result in Safe Shipments 03312021
- New UP-Developed Technology Builds Better, Safer Trains 02122021
- Long Game Win Makes UP Big in South Korea 02102021
- Look Out Donner Pass: The Avalauncher Is Here 02022021