April 2008 Archive

May 2, 2008

Snow Family Promotes Organ Donation

(09:10 a.m. CDT) When John Snow, Jr., car foreman, West Colton, Calif., and his wife Kathy, a registered nurse, lost their son Terry in a motorcycle accident 10 years ago, organ donation seemed like the right thing to do. More...

April 30, 2008

UP Named a General Motors Supplier of the Year

(11:45 a.m. CDT) Union Pacific has been named a 2007 General Motors Supplier of the Year for the fourth time this decade for delivering superior services to GM. More...

April 28, 2008

'Next Gen' Air Braking Improves Train Handling

(10:15 a.m. CDT) UP is preparing to equip two double-stack intermodal trainsets with "next generation" electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) braking technology that improves response time, provides shorter stopping distances and minimizes wheel defects. More...

April 25, 2008

Schafer Recognized for Environmental Excellence

(12:00 p.m. CDT) Debra Schafer, general director-MOW environment, received the rail industry's prestigious John H. Chafee Award for Environmental Excellence during a ceremony in Washington, D.C., this week. More...

Employees Exceed 2008 YWCA Fundraising Goal

(11:30 a.m. CDT) Union Pacific employees contributed more than $58,600 to this year's Omaha YWCA annual fund drive, exceeding goal by $3,000. The amount equals a full 21 percent of the annual drive. More...

April 24, 2008

Union Pacific Reports 'Solid' First Quarter Earnings Despite 'Soft Economic Environment'

(08:40 a.m. CDT) Union Pacific Corporation today reported 2008 first quarter net income of $443 million, or $1.70 per diluted share, compared to $386 million, or $1.41 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2007. More...

April 22, 2008

UP, Dow Chemical Pioneer Tank Car Redesign

(11:15 a.m. CDT) Union Pacific's pioneering tank car design work with Dow Chemical and Union Tank Car begun in 2005 will help meet newly announced federal proposals for tank cars carrying hazardous materials. More...

April 21, 2008

Employees Encouraged to Protect the Environment at Work, Home

(01:30 p.m. CDT) As Earth Day celebrations kick off nationwide and at several UP locations tomorrow, April 22, the Environmental Management Group (EMG) is asking employees to be especially mindful of what they can do to protect the environment at work and at home. More...

April 18, 2008

Laneys Take Action to Help Those in Need

(02:30 p.m. CDT) When Dave Laney, IT project engineer, Omaha, and his wife Robin, saw a need in Omaha's downtown homeless community, they took action. What started with a pot of soup and a case of water - enough to feed 30 people - grew into a thriving ministry they started in November 2006. More...

April 15, 2008

Operation RedBlock Spreads Education, Awareness

(09:40 a.m. CDT) Supporting railroad employees nationwide, UP, Amtrak, CSX and BNSF are joining forces for the first time on April 16, helping railroaders fight substance and alcohol abuse during National Operation RedBlock Day. More...

April 11, 2008

Employee Honors Fallen Veterans

(10:40 a.m. CDT) As a proud member of VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) Post 5060, Jerry Egemo, locomotive engineer, Eagle Grove, Iowa, attends the funerals of fallen military heroes. He takes the United States flag from the casket and presents it to the "next of kin." More...

Employee Has Passion for Special Olympics

(10:30 a.m. CDT) Dave Lucero, locomotive engineer, El Paso, Texas, has been volunteering an estimated 100 hours a year with Special Olympics since 1995. Special Olympics Texas serves the community as advocates for people with intellectual disabilities. More...

April 10, 2008

New Genset Has Greater Traction, Same "Green" Benefits

(01:30 p.m. CDT) After being unveiled and tested in Chicago, UP's newest "green" diesel locomotive is en route to service in the Roseville, Calif., J.R. Davis Yard. More...

April 8, 2008

UP Recognizes Chemical Customers' Safety Excellence

(12:45 p.m. CDT) Thirty-one companies have been named recipients of Union Pacific Railroad's 12th annual Pinnacle Award, recognizing safety achievements of chemical and petrochemical customers. More...

April 7, 2008

Employees Encouraged to 'Take a Walk'

(12:45 p.m. CDT) Corporate America will walk together April 16 to fight the country's No. 1 and No. 3 killers - heart disease and stroke - in the American Heart Association's National Start! Walking Day. With a goal of walking one million miles, employees systemwide are invited to lace up their shoes and show support. More...

April 4, 2008

LEN Reflects on a Successful 2007

(10:40 a.m. CDT) Focusing on the development, recruitment, retention and advancement of Latino employees, UP's Latino Employee Network (LEN) recently held its 2008 Membership Drive at UPC, welcoming any UP employee to become a member regardless of ethnicity. More...

April 3, 2008

ASCE Recognizes UP Efforts in Trestle Fire Rebuild

(11:10 a.m. CDT) For Sacramento residents, the American River Bridge trestle fire that occurred last year is a faraway memory. For Union Pacific and others in the Engineering industry, however, it remains fresh in their minds as an example of how a private company and public agencies can work together accomplishing amazing feats. More...

April 2, 2008

Despite Weather, Employees Continue Mudslide Clean-Up

(11:05 a.m. CDT) Employees working to restore two sections of UP track at Frazier, Ore., following a massive mudslide are encouraged by recent progress, says Bill Van Trump, assistant vice president-Engineering. More...