Innovation

Innovation 08022022

Loup Logistics Earns 2022 Industry Honor for Logistics Excellence

Loup Logistics recently landed a spot on Inbound Logistics' 2022 list for excellence as a third-party logistics (3PL) provider.

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Innovation 07272022

Union Pacific Investment in Modernized Locomotives is Largest in History

Union Pacific’s recently announced agreement with Wabtec Corporation for 600 locomotive modernizations represents the largest-ever investment in modernized locomotives in rail industry history.

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Innovation 07152022

Air Forced One: A One-Trick Pony No Longer

Union Pacific’s Air Forced One fleet has blasted snow from tracks and switches for 20 years. Now, it’s not just snow in its path of destruction. This Maintenance of Way equipment is coming off the bench in the summer months to help deal with a different type of challenge for the railroad.

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Innovation 07142022

From Steam to Green - Union Pacific Embraces Biofuels

Four Union Pacific locomotives providing service to a San Bernardino sand and gravel mine are running on 100% biomass-based fuel – the first time in Union Pacific’s history that a locomotive is being powered solely by a renewable fuel source made from vegetable and/or animal fats.

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Innovation 06282022

FRA Grants Improve Union Pacific’s Network Extension with Short Lines

Earlier this month, the Federal Railroad Administration announced more than $368 million in Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant program funds to 46 projects in 32 states and the District of Columbia.

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Innovation 06172022

Driven Union Pacific Team Tackles Iowa Bridge Replacement

Replacing a 110-year-old bridge in 48 hours is an ambitious task no matter who you ask; accomplishing it in 30 hours deserves some major kudos. A cross-functional Union Pacific team recently did just that in Iowa.

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Innovation 05242022

Summer Interns Sign On For New Adventure at Union Pacific

College students from more than 40 nationwide colleges and universities were selected for UP’s three-month in-residence Intern Connection Program, which offers a mix of work experience, professional development and networking opportunities.

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Innovation 05042022

Wired Up: Union Pacific's Rahul Jalali Earns Industry Honors

Rahul Jalali, Union Pacific’s senior vice president and chief information officer, recently earned a spot on Forbes CIO Next List, highlighting 50 technology leaders who are redefining the CIO role and driving game-changing innovation. He also was named one of Railway Age’s 2022 Readers’ Influential Leaders, nominated by subscribers as one of the industry’s top 10 influential individuals who are committed to service and making a difference.

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