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Feb
27

Union Pacific CEO Fritz to step down in 2023

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Feb
21

UP, two unions OK agreements for paid sick leave

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Feb
01

EPA outlines path for cleanup at UP's former wood-tie treatment site

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Jan
25

UP posts higher revenue, lower income in Q4 2022

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Dec
22

UP to test 'expeditor' roles to improve conductors' quality of life

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Dec
21

UP named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index

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Dec
20

UP suspends use of traffic-control embargoes

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Nov
16

Union Pacific issues latest Climate Action Plan

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Nov
11

UP to add environmental sustainability to giving program

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Nov
03

UP opens grain transload terminal at Chicago-area intermodal hub

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Oct
20

Union Pacific logs record results in Q3

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Oct
05

UP adds to its electric vehicle fleet

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Oct
05

UP adds to its electric vehicle fleet

Rail News Home Union Pacific Railroad 10/5/2022 Rail News: Union Pacific Railroad
Over the next six months, 50 electric Ford Lightning pickups and 17 Ford Mustang Mach-Es will be delivered to select field locations across the railroad's 23-state network. Photo – up.com

Union Pacific Railroad is adding dozens of electric vehicles to its systemwide fleet as part of its climate action goal to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions (GHG).

Over the next six months, 50 electric Ford Lightning pickups and 17 Ford Mustang Mach-Es will be delivered to select field locations across the railroad's 23-state network, UP announced in its Inside Track newsletter. 

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Sep
27

UP calls for collaboration on environmental cleanup of Houston site

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Sep
27

UP calls for collaboration on environmental cleanup of Houston site

Union Pacific Railroad yesterday announced it received the results of the city of Houston's dioxin study, which shows dioxin levels in the city’s samples are well below the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s cleanup standards for dioxins in residential areas.

UP requested the data as part of an initiative to remediate the former Southern Pacific Houston Wood Preserving Works site. The Class I is calling for "accuracy and collaboration in response to the dioxin study," UP officials said in a prepared statement.

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Sep
26

UP, Shell sign MOU aimed at reducing GHGs

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Sep
26

UP, Shell sign MOU aimed at reducing GHGs

Rail News Home Union Pacific Railroad 9/26/2022 Rail News: Union Pacific Railroad
Recycling used rail ties into bio feedstocks is one of the sustainability initiatives that UP and Shell will explore. Photo – UP's Inside Track blog

Union Pacific Railroad and Shell have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that calls for the exploration and testing of initiatives designed to help UP achieve its goals to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions (GHGs).

The MOU addresses UP's goals to reduce GHG emissions 26% by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050. In addition, the initiatives between the two companies will help Shell achieve its target to become a net-zero energy business by 2050, according to UP's Inside Track blog. 

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Sep
13

Union Pacific issues $600 million in green bonds

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Sep
13

Union Pacific issues $600 million in green bonds

Rail News Home Union Pacific Railroad 9/13/2022 Rail News: Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Corp. yesterday announced it issued a $600 million green bond offering to fund investments aimed at decarbonizing the company's footprint and achieving set emissions-reduction targets.The bond transaction was finalized Sept. 9, UP officials said in a press release.The bonds underscore UP's commitment to achieving its climate-action goals: reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions and Scope 3 GHG emissions on a well-to-wheel basis from locomotive operations 26% by 2030 from a 2018 baseline, and net zero by 2050, they said.Expenditures to be funded with proceeds from the green bond offering may include new battery-electric locomotives; locomotive modernizations that reduce GHG emissions and increase fuel efficiency; intermodal facility expansions that promote the modal shift of freight to rail; new sidings and extensions that increase train length and reduce dwell time;  and the development of onsite or offsite generation and distribution of renewable energy from solar or wind sources."When it comes to finding ways to decarbonize our footprint, every idea is on the table. We are acting now on our most promising avenues to make progress toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions and investing in technology to support future initiatives," said Chairman, President and CEO Lance Fritz.

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Aug
30

UP, Houston officials discuss remediation of former wood-tie site

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