October 15, 2019 - RailwayAge.com - R. J. Corman Switching Company, LLC was awarded a contract to be the switching and transloading provider for the 137-acre multi-modal Hempstead Logistics Park owned by McAlister Assets and operated by RCR Rail Co. The...

September 22, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Every three hours, a person or vehicle is hit by a train in the United States. With the most rail mileage of any state, railroads in Texas have a special reason to spread the...

Updated October 2, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Steam loco run will be "Great Race Across the Southwest' this fall. The world's largest steam locomotive, Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014, will embark on a third and final tour celebrating the 150th...

August 3, 2019 - TRA Newswire - The story of George H.W. Bush's funeral train "Uniting America: The President's Final Journey" will have its first airing Sunday, Aug. 11 at 7:30 a.m. Central on Discovery. Led by Union Pacific's special George...

July 25, 2019 - chron.com - Union Pacific (UP) is hanging out their Open for Business sign. The rail giant’s recent initiative called “Rail Within Reach” is extending the stretch of rail to new customers across the country including Dayton and...

July 23, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Union Pacific implemented Positive Train Control (PTC) on 1,081 route miles in the second quarter of 2019, bringing required PTC-operated route miles to 14,678 or 86 percent. Implementation efforts continue to ensure PTC interoperability with...

July 18, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Union Pacific's Unified Plan 2020 produced another record quarter in earnings, operating income and an improved operating ratio. UP today reported 2019 second quarter net income of $1.6 billion or $2.22 per share. That is...

July 3, 2019 - ProgressiveRailroading.com - Representatives from Port Freeport, Union Pacific Railroad and other organizations held a ribbon cutting ceremony June 28 to mark the first-phase completion of the $21 million Parcel 14 Rail Development project at the Houston-area port. On a 250-acre site...

May 17,  2019 - TRA Newswire - Union Pacific has implemented Positive Train Control (PTC) on 582 route miles, bringing required PTC-operated route miles to 13,597 or 80 percent. PTC was implemented on all required passenger routes in 2018. Implementation efforts continue to...

May 16, 2019 - freightwaves.com - Rail congestion in regions such as Chicago and Houston may have eased for now, but the railroads will still need to find ways to increase capacity at those busy city locations as the U.S. population...