The replacement of the aging five-track Deval diamond, located in Chicago's northwest suburbs, is improving commuter and freight transit times.
http://www.up.com/aboutup/community/inside_track/deval-diamond-09-05-2017.htmWith the 2017 steam season now completed, the UP Steam Team, which operated No. 844 during three week-long trips this summer, can now give its full attention to the restoration of the Big Boy No. 4014.
http://www.up.com/aboutup/community/inside_track/steam-update-08-25-2017.htmAbout every three hours, a person or vehicle is hit by a train, according to the Federal Railroad Administration. Last year, more than 2,000 people chose not to wait for a train, and about 265 paid the ultimate price – their lives. Still, every day, motorists choose to take risks at railroad crossings.
http://www.up.com/aboutup/community/inside_track/safety-08-17-2017.htmA new international ocean carrier recently entered the trans-Pacific trade, a mature industry filled with veteran shippers.
http://www.up.com/aboutup/community/inside_track/smline-07-25-2017.htmWhat do rock ‘n' roll and bridge inspectors have in common? Just as the strings' vibrations tell a guitarist his instrument is properly tuned and ready to jam, the same kind of vibration or movement can give an engineer insight into a bridge's durability. It's called “smart monitoring" and it has the potential to revolutionize how the nation's more than 614,000 bridges are inspected.
http://www.up.com/aboutup/community/inside_track/bridge-monitoring-06-28-2017