Union Pacific Railroad

Union Pacific's Engineering team held their annual safety workshop, engaging in exercises emphasizing the importance of making safe choices related to critical rules like lockout/tagout procedures to ensure machinery is safely turned off during maintenance.

Union Pacific invited employees and their families to private viewings of Big Boy #UP4014 during the 2024 Westward Bound tour. Thank you to those who joined us in Sparks! Picture 1 - Steve Kolecke, conductor, appreciates having the opportunity to see Big Boy at the Sparks, Nev., family day with his wife, Jennifer; daughter, Emily; and son, Steven Jr., who said, “I think it’s been awesome to come here and see the Big Boy. It’s pretty massive.” Picture 2 - UP Employee Club members in Sparks, Nev., and Transportation team members who helped with the family day include, from left, Renee Tiffany, conductor; Brody Wyrick, conductor; Javier Guzman, locomotive engineer; and Armando Corona, locomotive engineer. Corona is the Employee Club president and said this was a great way to “celebrate our families and employees and take pictures of the Big Boy with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” Picture 3 - Christian Hess, conductor, along with his daughter, Ashlyn, and son, Ayden, get their picture by Big Boy. “I think this is awesome and really appreciate that Big Boy made a stop here in Sparks to give us a family day and allow our families to come out and see it,” Hess said. Employee viewing opportunities will continue this fall when Big Boy ventures out on its Heartland of America tour. The full tour schedule can be found at UPsteam.com.

With hurricane season underway, it is important for rail shippers to be prepared when extreme weather hits. Union Pacific has tips to make hurricane season less stressful for rail shippers at https://lnkd.in/d-NmnssW.

Last week, our Loup interns joined the rest of the Union Pacific Railroad interns and took a trip to North Platte to see the world's largest railyard, Union Pacific's Bailey Yard, as well as the Golden Spike Tower! Fun facts about the Bailey Yard: 🚂 The Bailey Yard is titled as the largest railroad classification yard in the world, covering a total of 2,850 acres. 🚂 It was named in honor of former Union Pacific President, Edd H. Bailey. 🚂 With a remarkable capacity, the Bailey Yard handles over 14,000 rail cars and an average of 139 trains daily. 🚂 Can you believe it's large enough to hold 2,155 American football fields?   Thank you to Rhonda Harvey for leading this trip and making it an educational and exciting time for our interns! #LoupLife #LoupLogistics #Intern #Transportation

Members of Union Pacific LEAD recently spent time at Union Pacific Center in Omaha providing breast cancer awareness resources as part of a "Pink Pep Rally," promoting upcoming Susan G. Komen More Than Pink Walks. The Omaha walk is scheduled Oct. 19, and field teams are invited to join with "Walk Where You Are" days. UP's Houston and Fort Worth employees have their own walk teams with local Komen chapters.

☀️UP 5805 and UP 8366 meet at sunset near Hearne, Texas. Thank you, John Hertzler, senior manager-Real Estate, for this photo!

Union Pacific was the presenting sponsor for the 2024 Heartland Pride Parade over the weekend. Over 100 employees and their families marched with members of BRIDGES, UP's LGBT Employee Network, to share pride and celebrate diversity and acceptance with the Omaha community.

For the first time ever, Union Pacific invited employees and their families to private viewings of Big Boy #UP4014 during the 2024 Westward Bound tour. Thank you to those who joined us in Roseville! Picture 1 - Lionel Williams, locomotive engineer enjoys the day with family members, including Cassandra Williams, left, and Isaiah Williams. Lionel hired on with the railroad in Mechanical in 2001 and then went into Transportation in 2004. He said spending time with families and seeing the steam engine was a great experience, adding, “We don’t get to see this every day.” Picture 2 - Ed Dickens, manager-Heritage Operations, takes a few moments to visit with Logan Henslick, son of Amber and Brett Rodriguez, yardperson. Picture 3 - From left are Anna Fugate; Dustin Fugate, machinist; Michael Trent, material handler; and Brianna Mead. Employee viewing opportunities will continue this fall when Big Boy ventures out on its Heartland of America tour. The full tour schedule can be found at UPsteam.com.

Union Pacific President Beth Whited participated in a panel discussion at the WASHTO Committee on Highway Transport 2024 Conference in Omaha on July 8. She was able to share with transportation officials from across the western U.S. how UP is leveraging technology to create sustainable and resilient solutions, and our focus on innovation to improve service and safety for our employees, customers and communities.

Union Pacific’s Employee Resource Group Union Pacific (UP) Ties recently hosted its largest annual fundraising event, raising more than $26,000 in support of Omaha nonprofit Canopy South. “This year’s tournament was a big success,” said Casey Dechow, UP Ties vice president-Community Relations, and manager-Training Delivery, Workforce Resources. “Thank you to our 120 golfers, event sponsors and silent auction donors, as well as the UP Ties Philanthropy Committee for their creativity and dedication.”