To make money on its proposed cross-country railroad, Union Pacific plans to double the number of trains on a 2-mile stretch of track on Chicago’s West Side where workers still throw switches by hand ...

The Union Pacific Railroad was one of the first to take a leap of faith into the diesel-powered streamliner era with its bullet-shaped M-10000 train, which rolled out in 1934. Credit goes to E. C.

SMART Transportation Division (SMART-TD), the largest rail labor organization in the U.S., tells CNBC it will oppose the proposed merger between freight rails Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern. The ...

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA) and Union Pacific Railroad reached an agreement that guarantees jobs for life for union employees after Union Pacific ...

The merger would create the United States’ first coast-to-coast rail network, spanning 50,000 miles and 43 states. By Peter Eavis Union Pacific, a freight rail giant, announced on Tuesday that it had ...

“Amtrak is a key industry partner, and this agreement underscores our ongoing commitment to working with them to enhance both passenger and freight rail services,” said Eric Gehringer, Union Pacific ...