News Releases
- Union Pacific Announces Fremont, Calif., Land Sale May 1, 2015Financial Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) today announced the sale of 111 acres in Fremont, California, to Lennar Homes of California, Inc. The Company will recognize a pre-tax gain of approximately $110 million in the second quarter of 2015 as a result of this transaction. Lennar intends to utilize the property for transit-oriented development, including a mix of residential, office, retail, industrial, research and development, school and park uses. The sale parcel is the largest property in Fremont's new Warm Springs "innovation district" and is adjacent to BART's new passenger station, scheduled to open in the fall of 2015.
- Union Pacific Foundation Grants $77,000 to 11 Wisconsin Nonprofit Organizations May 1, 2015Community The Union Pacific Foundation is granting $77,000 in 2015 to 11 Wisconsin nonprofit organizations.
- Union Pacific Foundation Grants $190,000 to 18 Wyoming Nonprofit Organizations May 1, 2015Community The Union Pacific Foundation is granting $190,000 in 2015 to 18 Wyoming nonprofit organizations.
- Union Pacific Foundation Grants More Than $200,000 to 31 Missouri Nonprofit Organizations May 1, 2015Community The Union Pacific Foundation is granting more than $200,000 in 2015 to 31 Missouri nonprofit organizations.
- Union Pacific Foundation Grants $190,000 to 34 Utah Nonprofit Organizations May 1, 2015Community The Union Pacific Foundation is granting $190,000 in 2015 to 34 Utah nonprofit organizations.
- Union Pacific Foundation Grants $150,000 to 31 Nevada Nonprofit Organizations May 1, 2015Community The Union Pacific Foundation is granting $150,000 in 2015 to 31 Nevada nonprofit organizations.
- Union Pacific Foundation Grants $25,000 to Four Montana Nonprofit Organizations May 1, 2015Community The Union Pacific Foundation is granting $25,000 in 2015 to four Montana nonprofit organizations.
- Union Pacific Foundation Grants $87,000 to 16 New Mexico Nonprofit Organizations May 1, 2015Community The Union Pacific Foundation is granting $87,000 in 2015 to 16 New Mexico nonprofit organizations.
- Union Pacific Plans to Invest $119 Million in its Illinois Rail Infrastructure April 30, 2015Capital Investment Union Pacific plans to invest $119 million in 2015 to improve Illinois' transportation infrastructure. The company's multi-million dollar private investment will enhance employee, community and customer safety and increase rail operating efficiency. Freight railroads like Union Pacific operate on track built and maintained without taxpayer funds. Union Pacific's private investments sustain jobs and ensure the company meets growing demand for products used in the resurgent American economy.
- Union Pacific Foundation Grants $222,000 to 10 Minnesota Nonprofit Organizations April 29, 2015Community The Union Pacific Foundation is granting $222,000 in 2015 to 10 Minnesota nonprofit organizations.
- Union Pacific Railroad Conducts Crude-by-Rail Safety Training Course for Emergency Responders from 17 States April 29, 2015Safety Union Pacific Railroad conducted training for 80 emergency response personnel from 17 states April 8 - 10 and April 20 - 22. The training focused on sharpening the emergency responders' skills to better prepare them in the unlikely event of a crude-by-rail incident in or near their respective communities.
- Union Pacific Achieves Record Grade Crossing Safety Rate April 28, 2015Safety Focus on community safety outreach, operating processes and employee training drove Union Pacific to record first-quarter grade crossing safety performance, demonstrating ongoing progress toward the company's ultimate goal of zero incidents.
- Union Pacific Foundation Grants $105,000 to 15 Washington Nonprofit Organizations April 27, 2015Community The Union Pacific Foundation is granting $105,000 in 2015 to 15 Washington nonprofit organizations.
- Union Pacific Foundation Grants More Than $128,000 to 25 Kansas Nonprofit Organizations April 27, 2015Community The Union Pacific Foundation is granting more than $128,000 in 2015 to 25 Kansas nonprofit organizations.
- Union Pacific Achieves Record First-Quarter Employee Safety Rate April 27, 2015Safety Union Pacific employees achieved record first-quarter safety performance with a reportable injury rate of 0.85, demonstrating ongoing progress toward the company's ultimate goal of zero incidents.
- Union Pacific Foundation Grants More Than $300,000 to 33 Louisiana Nonprofit Organizations April 27, 2015Community The Union Pacific Foundation is granting more than $300,000 in 2015 to 33 Louisiana nonprofit organizations.
- Union Pacific Foundation Grants More Than $270,000 to 48 Oregon Nonprofit Organizations April 27, 2015Community The Union Pacific Foundation is granting more than $270,000 in 2015 to 48 Oregon nonprofit organizations.
- Union Pacific Foundation Grants More Than $400,000 to 38 Illinois Nonprofit Organizations April 27, 2015Community The Union Pacific Foundation is granting more than $400,000 in 2015 to 38 Illinois nonprofit organizations.
- Union Pacific Foundation Grants $180,000 to 32 Idaho Nonprofit Organizations April 24, 2015Community The Union Pacific Foundation is granting $180,000 in 2015 to 32 Idaho nonprofit organizations.
- Union Pacific Foundation Grants $65,000 to 11 Oklahoma Nonprofit Organizations April 24, 2015Community The Union Pacific Foundation is granting $65,000 in 2015 to 11 Oklahoma nonprofit organizations.
- Union Pacific Foundation Grants $234,500 to 44 Colorado Nonprofit Organizations April 24, 2015Community The Union Pacific Foundation is granting $234,500 in 2015 to 44 Colorado nonprofit organizations.
- Union Pacific Foundation Grants $240,000 to 34 Arizona Nonprofit Organizations April 23, 2015Community The Union Pacific Foundation is granting $240,000 in 2015 to 34 Arizona nonprofit organizations.
- Union Pacific Foundation Grants More Than $2.5 Million to 67 Nebraska Nonprofit Organizations April 23, 2015Community The Union Pacific Foundation is granting more than $2.5 million in 2015 to 67 Nebraska nonprofit organizations.
- Union Pacific Foundation Grants $335,000 to 43 Iowa Nonprofit Organizations April 23, 2015Community The Union Pacific Foundation is granting $335,000 in 2015 to 43 Iowa nonprofit organizations.
- Union Pacific Foundation Grants More Than $1 Million to 170 California Nonprofit Organizations April 23, 2015Community The Union Pacific Foundation is granting more than $1 million in 2015 to 170 California nonprofit organizations.
- Union Pacific Foundation Grants $120,000 to 38 Arkansas Nonprofit Organizations April 23, 2015Community The Union Pacific Foundation is granting $120,000 in 2015 to 38 Arkansas nonprofit organizations.
- Union Pacific Foundation Grants More Than $1 Million to 110 Texas Nonprofit Organizations April 23, 2015Community The Union Pacific Foundation is granting more than $1 million in 2015 to 110 Texas nonprofit organizations.
- Union Pacific Reports First Quarter Results April 23, 2015Financial Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) today reported 2015 first quarter net income of $1.2 billion, or $1.30 per diluted share, compared to $1.1 billion, or $1.19 per diluted share, in the first quarter 2014.
- Union Pacific Railroad Recognizes 63 Companies for Chemical Transportation Safety April 20, 2015Safety Union Pacific Railroad named 63 companies recipients of the annual Pinnacle Award for chemical transportation safety. The award recognizes Union Pacific customers that implemented successful prevention and corrective plans and achieved a rate of zero non-accident releases (NARs) for regulated hazardous materials shipments.
- Union Pacific Railroad Receives Logistics Excellence Awards from Toyota Logistics Services April 16, 2015Service Union Pacific Railroad received 2014 Logistics Excellence Awards in Customer Service and Service Performance from Toyota Logistics Services. This marks the seventh consecutive year Union Pacific has earned the Excellence in Customer Service recognition for superior performance and the fourth time in the last six years that the railroad has received the transit and service performance award.
- Union Pacific Corporation Invites You to Join Its First Quarter 2015 Earnings Release Broadcast April 16, 2015Financial You are invited to listen to Union Pacific Corporation's (NYSE: UNP) first quarter 2015 earnings release presentation that will be broadcast live over the Internet and via teleconference on Thursday, April 23, 2015, at 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time.
- Union Pacific Railroad Increasing Train Speed on Rail Line in Madera County April 14, 2015Service Recent track upgrades meeting or exceeding all applicable Federal Railroad Administration standards will allow Union Pacific to increase train speed from 60 mph to 70 mph on nearly 15 miles of its rail line between Chowchilla and Madera, California.
- Union Pacific Names Sherrye Hutcherson Vice President of Human Resources April 7, 2015People Union Pacific named Sherrye Hutcherson vice president of Human Resources effective May 4. Hutcherson will be responsible for leading the company's human resources function, which includes talent management, training and development, strategic workforce planning, recruiting, compensation and benefits, and diversity initiatives.
- Union Pacific Corporation Invites You to Join Its First Quarter 2015 Earnings Release Broadcast March 26, 2015Financial You are invited to listen to Union Pacific Corporation's (NYSE: UNP) first quarter 2015 earnings release presentation that will be broadcast live over the Internet and via teleconference on Thursday, April 23, 2015, at 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time.
- Union Pacific Announces Annual Payments of Interest on Certain Bonds and Debentures March 19, 2015Financial Union Pacific Railroad Company announced today that it has determined the contingent interest and sinking fund payments due in respect of Available Net Income for 2014 under the terms of certain bonds and debentures originally issued by the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company (MPRR). Union Pacific Railroad Company is required to publicly announce such annual determination. The bonds and debentures were assumed by Union Pacific Railroad Company as a result of the merger of MPRR with and into Union Pacific Railroad Company on January 1, 1997.
- ShipCarsNow Expands Service to Help Large-Volume Commercial Auto Shippers Realize Cost Savings and Efficiency Gains March 17, 2015Service ShipCarsNow is expanding auto transport services for large-volume commercial auto shippers that help customers save costs and achieve efficiency gains through additional co-load opportunities, shared marshalling facilities and new transport hubs. Through its unique ability to leverage the nation's truck and rail networks, ShipCarsNow is extending customers' market reach.
- Union Pacific Pays it Forward with 'What Did You Build?' Social Media Campaign March 2, 2015Community From the First Transcontinental Railroad to today's most efficient freight transportation network, Union Pacific has been building America for more than 150 years.
- Union Pacific Corporation CFO Rob Knight to Address Raymond James 36th Annual Institutional Investors Conference February 25, 2015Financial Rob Knight, chief financial officer of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP), will address the Raymond James 36th Annual Institutional Investors Conference at 8:40 a.m. ET on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, in Orlando, Florida.
- Union Pacific Corporation CFO Rob Knight to Address J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation & Industrials Conference February 24, 2015Financial Rob Knight, chief financial officer of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP), will address the J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation & Industrials Conference at 8:45 a.m. ET on Tuesday, March 3, 2015, in New York.
- Union Pacific Railroad Most Admired in Industry February 19, 2015People Fortune named Union Pacific Railroad the most admired among trucking, transportation and logistics companies for the fifth consecutive year, marking the twelfth time in 16 years the company has been named No. 1. The magazine's annual World's Most Admired list is published in the March 1 edition, available on newsstands Feb. 23.
- Union Pacific Corporation CFO Rob Knight to Address Barclays Industrial Select Conference February 12, 2015Financial Rob Knight, chief financial officer of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP), will address the Barclays Industrial Select Conference at 10:35 a.m. ET on Thursday, February 19, 2015, in Miami Beach, Florida.
- Emergency Responders from California Complete Union Pacific's Tank Car Safety Training February 11, 2015Safety Union Pacific Railroad conducted tank car safety training for 26 emergency response personnel from California at the state's Office of Emergency Services' California Specialized Training Institute (CSTI) facility in Roseville. The four-day, 40-hour course was held from January 20 - 23.
- Union Pacific Improves Community Safety through Training, Technology and Investments February 9, 2015Safety Training, technology and investments helped Union Pacific improve safety in 2014 by reducing its reportable derailment rate 7 percent. The company improved its reportable derailment rate to 3.0 from 3.24 in 2013, and has improved this rate 38 percent over the past 10 years.
- Union Pacific Board of Directors Elects Lance Fritz President and Chief Executive Officer February 5, 2015People Union Pacific's board of directors today elected Lance M. Fritz president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. He also was elected to the company's board of directors. Fritz had been president and chief operating officer since February 6, 2014.
- Union Pacific Corporation Announces 10 Percent Dividend Increase for First Quarter 2015 and a $4.3 Billion Capital Plan for 2015 February 5, 2015Financial Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) announced that its Board of Directors voted today to increase the quarterly dividend on the company's common shares by 10 percent to 55 cents per share. The increased dividend is payable March 30, 2015, to shareholders of record February 27, 2015.
- Union Pacific Corporation CFO Rob Knight to Address BB&T Capital Markets 30th Annual Transportation Services Conference February 4, 2015Financial Rob Knight, chief financial officer of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP), will address the BB&T Capital Markets 30th Annual Transportation Services Conference at 9:20 a.m. ET on Wednesday, February 11, 2015, in Miami, Florida.
- Union Pacific Corporation CFO Rob Knight to Address Stifel Nicolaus Transportation and Logistics Conference February 3, 2015Financial Rob Knight, chief financial officer of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP), will address the Stifel Nicolaus Transportation and Logistics Conference at 8:40 a.m. ET on Tuesday, February 10, 2015, in Key Biscayne, Florida.
- New Pedestrian Crossing System Starts Today at the Wheaton Metra Union Pacific West Line Station January 26, 2015Safety A new pedestrian grade crossing system will be activated today at the Wheaton Metra station along the Union Pacific West Line. The new system, called the Another Train Warning System (ATWS), is part of a multi-million dollar project designed to improve the flow of commuter and freight traffic on the heavily used line, as well as to allow trains to safely operate through a station when a commuter train is stopped there.
- Union Pacific Railroad Employees Achieve Best-Ever Annual Safety Performance January 23, 2015Safety Union Pacific Railroad's 2014 annual employee safety performance was the best in company history. Employees achieved a 0.98 reportable injury rate, surpassing the previous record established in 2012. The 0.98 reportable rate is an impressive 11 percent reduction from the 2013 reportable rate of 1.10, demonstrating a solid commitment to reducing injuries and generating progress toward the company's commitment to zero injuries.
- Union Pacific Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014 Results January 22, 2015Financial Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) today reported 2014 fourth quarter net income of $1.4 billion, or $1.61 per diluted share, compared to $1.2 billion, or $1.27 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter 2013.
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