Safety
Safety 03062019
Preparing for the Once-in-a-Career Call
More than 200 first responders recently received hands-on training on how to safely react during a hazardous materials emergency. It's part of Union Pacific's four-prong safety mission: Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Recovery.
Safety 09262018
This Traffic Ticket Could Save Your Life
An unnerving feeling of anticipation washes over Brent Nay as the 200-ton locomotive he’s riding in approaches a railroad crossing in Las Vegas, Nevada. The red lights begin to flash; the red-and-white arms fall. Would traffic stop?
Safety 09262018
Problem on the Tracks? Call Us First
What should you do when there is an emergency at a railroad crossing?
Safety 09182018
Big Data Tech Helps Predict Rail Failure
The goal: Take the data collected across more than 32,000 miles of track, plug it into a computer, and accurately predict which track section will break next. They call it predictive analytics, and it’s the science of harvesting vast amounts of data about the past and using it to predict the future.
Safety 09072018
Removing Mental Health Stigma Key to Suicide Prevention
Anthony Bourdain, Kate Spade, Robin Williams – the deaths of such notable figures put suicide in recent news across the globe. But suicide is more than a headline; it’s a tragedy that hits close to home.
Safety 07182018
Through Dirt, Rock and Water: Reopening Tunnel No. 11
Union Pacific’s Chad Rose said it was hard to understand the scale of what happened until he looked inside the tunnel. “My first thought was, is everyone okay?” said Rose, Union Pacific senior director of maintenance of way.
Safety 04262018
Positive Train Control: Complex Technology Framework Explained
It's only fitting that as the 150th anniversary of the driving of the golden spike approaches – a monumental effort that joined a nation – that American railroads are implementing Positive Train Control (PTC), a technology framework that brings the rail industry into a new era.
Safety 12052017
How America's Top Railroad Learns to Fly
We've all seen them – those miniature helicopters flying over back yards, ball parks and playgrounds. For most people, drones are little more than a high-tech toy waiting to be unwrapped under the Christmas tree.
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