Update on Network Conditions

Announcement Number: CN2019-18
Categories: General Announcements
Posted Date: March 18, 2019

To Our Customers,

Union Pacific continues to recover from severe weather and record floods in the Midwest. Our maintenance of way forces have been working around the clock to clear trees and other debris from our tracks and have started repairing track structures in several of the impacted areas.

Network Conditions by Subdivision
The below Union Pacific subdivisions and corridors continue to be out of service due to flooding and track washouts. While in some cases estimated times of opening are listed below, these are subject to change.

Omaha Subdivision (Missouri Valley, Iowa, to Fremont, Nebraska, via Omaha)

  • Water remains over portions of our rail.
  • Current estimated time of opening is March 22, 2019.

Blair Subdivision (Fremont, Nebraska, to Missouri Valley, Iowa, via Blair)

  • Water has receded.
  • Debris has been removed and track structure repairs have begun.
  • Current estimated time of opening is March 21, 2019.

Columbus Subdivision (Fremont to Grand Island, Nebraska)

  • Water remains over portions of our rail.
  • Debris has been removed and track structure repairs have begun where water has receded.
  • Current estimated time of opening is March 27, 2019.

Lincoln Subdivision (Valley to Lincoln, Nebraska)

  • Water has receded.
  • Inspections and repairs to be scheduled.
  • Current estimated time of opening has yet to be established.

Falls City Subdivision (Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Kansas City, Kansas)

  • Water remains over portions of our rail.
  • Current estimated time of opening has yet to be established.

Where possible, Union Pacific will reroute traffic around the affected areas. Customers with rerouted manifest shipments may experience an additional 72-96 hours of transit time.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we work through the vast impact of these weather and flooding events. We ask that customers continue to refer to the web pages below for updates; we will continue to post information on changing conditions as it becomes available.

Ayer Subdivision (Spokane to Hinkle, Washington)
Track repair and site clean up are ongoing in relation to the derailment caused by a rock slide. No estimated time of opening is currently available.

Mankato Subdivision Reopens (Minneapolis to Mankato, Minnesota)
Union Pacific has reopened service over the Mankato Subdivision where we previously had an outage associated with a derailment. Customers should expect continued delays over the next 48 hours as we begin to move traffic over the previously impacted area.

Thank you for your continued patience. If you have any questions, please contact Customer Care & Support at 800-272-8777 or your Union Pacific representative.