Insights
Insights 02262021
A Lifetime Career at One Company? Welcome to the Railroad
My 22-year Union Pacific journey is just one example of what a career can look like at our railroad. All 32,000 Union Pacific employees have a career story full of excitement, challenges and fulfillment.
Insights 02162021
Union Pacific - Our Journey to Growth Transformation
Too many organizations are held back by an antiquated IT mindset that separates the precious Technology teams from the rest of the business. To stay ahead, Union Pacific is embracing enterprise-wide thinking that gets everyone from tech teams to senior leadership on the same page and speaking the outcome language.
Insights 02122021
New UP-Developed Technology Builds Better, Safer Trains
Precision Train Builder simulates trains and their operations over hundreds of miles of track compressed into minutes, accurately identifying not only where to place rail cars within a train, but how much “power” — i.e., locomotives — to use, and where to place that power within the train for the most efficient and safe operation.
Insights 02102021
Long Game Win Makes UP Big in South Korea
This past summer Union Pacific scored a big win in the international intermodal market when it inked a deal with Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), securing new business and capitalizing on an efficient service product.
Insights 02092021
What’s It Take to Run a Railroad?
Our hard-working railroaders will share their passion for the work they do, the communities we serve, and the tracks we take to continue moving forward.
Insights 01062021
Teamwork Pulls Off Epic Union Pacific Englewood Yard Project
While much of the world was winding down for the year, a Union Pacific team in Houston was gearing up to end 2020 with a bang – installing a new master retarder in Englewood Yard on Dec. 29 in close to eight hours.
Insights 05052020
West Coast Ports: We’re Open and Ready for the Rebound
Union Pacific and its West Coast port partners are keeping the supply chain moving for medical supplies and other essential goods coming into the U.S. from Asia. The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach make up the San Pedro Bay complex, handling 25 percent of all U.S. exports and nearly 40 percent of containerized imports.
Insights 12042019
Loup Logistics Looking to Extend Railroad’s Reach
Spend some time with Kari Kirchhoefer and you’ll see she’s bullish on capturing new business for Loup Logistics, a Union Pacific subsidiary that offers door-to-door intermodal shipping, transload and logistics services. Named the company’s vice president last September, Kirchhoefer discussed her new role and vision.
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- Constructing a Lasting Legacy in Brazos Valley, Texas 06272018
- No Bad Apples in This Bunch 06122018
- Landmark Merger Creates Ocean of Challenge 06042018
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- Wind Rides on the Back of Union Pacific Trains 09292017
- New Shipper Gives Trans-Pacific Intermodal Market, West Coast Ports a Boost 07262017
- From Napkin to Prototype: 3-D Printing Revolutionizes Railroading 06072017
- All You Can Eat Shrimp, But Don’t Forget to Tip Your Locomotive Engineer 04282017
- Business Over the Border: NAFTA's Role in Balancing Economies 04042017