Englewood Yard Master Retarder Replacement

Announcement Number: CN2018-7
Categories: All Customer News
Posted Date: April 11, 2018

This Sunday, April 15, the master retarder at our Englewood classification yard in Houston will be replaced. The master retarder regulates the speed of rail cars as they travel down the hump and are sorted into their proper classification tracks.

We anticipate a 24-hour outage to accommodate the replacement. Customers with rail shipments moving through this area can anticipate delays of 24-48 hours over the next few weeks as we work through the resulting backlog of rail cars processing through the yard. We will also mitigate delays by rerouting some cars around Englewood.

Thank you for your business. Please contact Customer Care & Support or your Union Pacific representative with any questions.