Hurricane Ida - Update on Operations

Announcement Number: CN2021-58
Categories: General Announcements
Posted Date: September 7, 2021

To Our Customers,

Our network continues to recover from the impact of Hurricane Ida, following is a summary of current conditions:

  • New Orleans Gateway
    - Interchange with CSX and NOPB (New Orleans Public Belt) resumed yesterday.
    - Interchange with the NOGC (New Orleans Gulf Coast) remains under embargo. 
    - The city-wide curfew remains in effect; interchange operations are restricted to the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
  • Union Pacific's Avondale, Louisiana, intermodal terminal reopened today.

Customers in the affected area with facilities or tracks out of service should open a case in Case Management. Please refer to the detailed instructions on our Hurricane Planning and Recovery page so we are aware of these outages.

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