Flood Recovery Update

Announcement Number: CN2019-26
Categories: General Announcements
Posted Date: April 18, 2019

To Our Customers,

Thanks to the dedication of the Union Pacific Engineering and Operating teams, repairs have been completed safely and timely to areas impacted by historical flooding in order to restore rail service to our customers. Following is the latest update on the remaining areas that were impacted:

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

  • The rail bridge over the Platte River is estimated to reopen the latter part of May. All local customers in the impacted area are receiving rail service.

Lincoln Subdivision (Valley to Lincoln, Nebraska)

  • Repairs continue and the route is estimated to re-open this weekend.

St. Paul, Minnesota and Surrounding Areas

  • We continue to monitor flood conditions and flood gate closures in the area as water levels are expected to remain elevated through the end of this month.

We would like to thank all of our customers for their patience and support as we worked through these challenging times together. If you have any questions, please contact Customer Care & Support at 800-272-8777 or your Union Pacific representative.