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Union Pacific operates North America's premier railroad franchise, covering 23 states in the western two-thirds of the United States.
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UP Employee Clubs Community Service, Charity Activities, Operation Lifesaver and our Friend to Friend Network in our communities. Union Pacific is the largest railroad in North America, covering 23 states across the western two-thirds of the United States.
At Union Pacific Railroad, we're prepared to ship just about anything: coal and chemicals, food and forest products, automobiles and agricultural products – safely and on time. No rail? No problem. Our shipping capabilities are not limited to our extensive system map.
Union Pacific is powered by the industry's best employees in the industry, leveraging technology to move the goods Americans rely on – from clothes, cell phones and cars, to the food we eat and building materials to construct schools and homes.
The Union Pacific Railroad (reporting marks UP, UPP, UPY) is a Class I freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over 32,200 miles (51,800 km) routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans.
This article covers the Union Pacific Rail Road (UPRR, 1862–1880), Union Pacific Railway (1880–1897), and Union Pacific Railroad (Mark I)(UP, 1897–1998). For the history of the Union Pacific Railroad (Mark II), see Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Transportation Company.
Apr 20, 2010 · In 1862, the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific Railroad Companies began building a transcontinental railroad that would link the United States from east to west.
Jun 1, 2006 · The largest U.S. railroad, Union Pacific Railroad operates a 32,000-mile network (27,000 route miles owned, 5,000 route miles on trackage rights) serving 23 states. The railroad links every major city in the west and southwest with four eastern gateways, Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis, and New Orleans. Of increasing importance are UP’s six ...
Aug 14, 2023 · OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific’s new CEO Jim Vena started Monday by promising to improve safety and service to help the railroad grow, but he cautioned that “the road ahead won’t be an easy one.”
Jun 13, 2024 · Union Pacific Railroad Company, company that extended the American railway system to the Pacific Coast; it was incorporated by an act of the U.S. Congress on July 1, 1862. With its acquisition of Southern Pacific in 1996, Union Pacific became the largest domestic railroad in the United States.
