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Big discussions on hefty UP topics aboard the Big Boy steam train in Texas

October 15th, 2024
October 14, 2024 - ProgressiveRailroading.com - At midday on Oct. 9, Union Pacific Railroad’s Heartland of America train pulled by the famed Big Boy steam locomotive pulled into West, Texas. UP’s senior management team — minus one member, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Jennifer...

Hondo Railway to be acquired by short line operator Pinsly Railroad

August 28th, 2024
August 29, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Pinsly Railroad Company announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Hondo Railway LLC, a short line railroad company in Hondo, Texas (Medina County), just west of San Antonio. The purchase is subject to regulatory...

Connecting with communities: How the railroad industry is engaging with the Texas communities they serve

August 28th, 2024
August 28, 2024 - Texas Railroad Association - It is difficult to describe the sheer scope of the railroad industry. An integrated network of over 100,000 miles that spans much of North America, it is theoretically possible to ship something via...

More Texas whistle stops announced in September and October for Union Pacific's "Big Boy" steam locomotive

August 18th, 2024
August 18, 2024 - TRA Newswire - Union Pacific's "Heartland of America Tour" that starts August 28 in Cheyenne, Wyoming will see its legendary steam locomotive Big Boy No. 4014 whistle its way through towns and cities in Texas with additional...

BNSF and UP testing longer schedules for Texas Eagle and two other national network routes

August 16th, 2024
August 16, 2024 - trains.com -Nearly four years after new federal on-time performance standards went into effect, Amtrak is nearing agreements with BNSF Railway and Union Pacific for certification of disputed train schedules.Some 95% of Amtrak train schedules have been...

Another big industrial rail park is sprouting up; this time it's Longview, in East Texas

August 15th, 2024
August 15, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Driving a "golden spike" marked the start of construction on the latest industrial-served rail park in Texas, this one in the piney woods of East Texas at Longview.Executives and team members of Custom Inc., a...

Citing efficiency gains: Union Pacific closes out Q2 with profit up 7%

July 26th, 2024
July 26, 2024 - TRA Newswire -"Our second quarter performance demonstrates the team's ability to deliver strong results". The words of Jim Vena, Union Pacific Chief Executive Officer. UP grew it's Q2 profit by seven percent even while the number of...

UP's Port Houston dockside service: 1 year already and it just keeps expanding

July 12th, 2024
July 12, 2024 - TRA Newswire - Eliminating a cumbersome move from ship-to-truck-to-rail at Union Pacific Railroad's Port Houston on-dock service is paying off with additional inland markets added in 2024.The sucessful service, which began in May 2023, enables intermodal containers...

Union Pacific announces 5 large scale industrial rail parks, 2 in Texas

July 3rd, 2024
July 2, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Union Pacific Railroad is on the prowl for new locations that can host large-scale industrial rail parks and, this week, announced five centers across their network to provide transportation solutions to business and industries.Focus...

Union Pacific's "Big Boy" 4014 to steam across Texas this fall, will visit Fort Worth and Houston

June 18th, 2024
June 18, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Union Pacific's "Heartland of America Tour" that starts August 29 in Cheyenne, Wyoming will see its legendary steam locomotive Big Boy No. 4014 whistle its way through towns and cities in Texas by early...

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