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Fatal Train Accident: Union Pacific Train Strikes and Kills Individual

Get the latest news on a tragic incident in California where a Union Pacific train struck and killed a person. Stay informed with our updates.

Top News · Jan 30, 2024

Railroad operations resume after 5-day closure in 2 Texas border towns

Railroad operations resume after 5-day closure in 2 Texas border towns

The federal government on Friday reopened railroad crossings in two Texas border towns, five days after the shuttering of rail operations there disrupted trade and caused outrage

The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2023

All Aboard! Border Railroad Crossings Set to Reopen

All Aboard! Border Railroad Crossings Set to Reopen

Union Pacific brings good news as it announces the reopening of Mexican border railroad crossings, signaling smooth commerce and connectivity ahead. Ride t...

Top News · Dec 22, 2023

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Two railroad crossings are temporarily closed in Texas. Will there be a significant impact on trade?

The federal government has closed railroad crossings in two Texas border towns, raising concerns about the potential impact on cross-border trade

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2023

Nasdaq Futures Climb on Upbeat Netflix Results, Powell Speech in Focus

December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ23) are trending up +0.35% this morning as upbeat earnings results from Netflix overshadowed disappointing Tesla results while investors looked ahead to a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

Barchart · Oct 19, 2023

Railroad Earnings Watch: A Deep Dive Into Union Pacific (UNP) and CSX (CSX)

Union Pacific (UNP) and CSX Corporation (CSX) are scheduled to release their third-quarter earnings soon. Should investors consider investing in these stocks before they report their numbers? Read on….

StockNews.com · Oct 18, 2023

NTSB chair says new locomotive camera rule is flawed because it excludes freight railroads

Passenger railroads nationwide will now be required to install video recorders inside their locomotives

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023

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Government sues Union Pacific over using flawed test to disqualify color blind railroad workers

Government sues Union Pacific over using flawed test to disqualify color blind railroad workers

The federal government has joined 21 former rail workers in suing Union Pacific over the way it used a vision test to disqualify workers the railroad believed were color blind and might have trouble reading signals telling them to stop a train

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

Houston approves $5M to relocate residents living near polluted Union Pacific rail yard

Houston approves $5M to relocate residents living near polluted Union Pacific rail yard

Houston officials have approved $5 million for a fund to help relocate residents from neighborhoods located near a rail yard polluted by a cancer-linked wood preservative that has been blamed for an increase in cancer cases

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023

Explosion in Union Pacific's massive railyard in Nebraska appears accidental, investigators say

Explosion in Union Pacific's massive railyard in Nebraska appears accidental, investigators say

Investigators say a blast that prompted evacuations near Union Pacific's massive railyard in western Nebraska last week appears to be accidental

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

Railyard explosion in Nebraska isn't expected to create any lingering problems, authorities say

Railyard explosion in Nebraska isn't expected to create any lingering problems, authorities say

Nebraska authorities don't expect any lingering problems related to Thursday's explosion of a railroad shipping container carrying an acid used to make explosives because the chemical largely burned off and any residue was contained

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023

Explosion of train carrying toxic acid causes evacuations at world’s largest railyard in Nebraska

Explosion of train carrying toxic acid causes evacuations at world’s largest railyard in Nebraska

Other railcars also caught fire in Union Pacific’s Bailey Yard

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023

Explosion at world's largest railyard in Nebraska prompts evacuations because of heavy toxic smoke

Explosion at world's largest railyard in Nebraska prompts evacuations because of heavy toxic smoke

An explosion inside a shipping container at the world's largest railyard prompted evacuations in western Nebraska Thursday because of the toxic smoke generated when one of the chemicals aboard caught fire

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023

Federal railroad inspectors find alarming number of defects on Union Pacific this summer

Federal railroad inspectors find alarming number of defects on Union Pacific this summer

Federal inspectors found an alarming number of defects in the locomotives and railcars Union Pacific was using at the world's largest railyard in western Nebraska this summer, and the railroad was reluctant to fix the problems

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2023

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The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2023

Rail whistleblowers fired for voicing safety concerns despite efforts to end practice of retaliation

Lawyers and unions representing rail workers say there is a clear pattern across the industry of railroads retaliating against workers who report safety violations or injuries on the job

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023

Union Pacific railroad to renew push for 1-person crews by testing conductors in trucks

Union Pacific will renew its push for one-person train crews later this summer when the railroad tests out the idea of having a conductor in a truck respond to problems on trains in Nebraska and Colorado

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2023

Houston to spend millions to relocate residents living near polluted Union Pacific rail yard

Houston's mayor says the city plans to spend millions of dollars to relocate residents from neighborhoods located near a rail yard polluted by a cancer-linked wood preservative that has been blamed for an increase in cancer cases

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 6, 2023

Metra service between Chicago and Rockford to begin in 2027

The last time passenger trains connected the two cities was in 1981.

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Los Angeles Times · Jun 28, 2023

Once a junkyard, this LA garden is a healing 'altar' for survivors of violent crime

LOS ANGELES -- Walking into the Survivors Healing Garden on 108th Street, just blocks from Watts Towers, Oya Sherrills radiates calm as she stops to pick up trash that has blown in from the Union Pacific railroad tracks nearby.

Fortune · Jun 26, 2023

HR leaders should avoid these costly mistakes when using A.I.

A.I. stands to disrupt the HR function, but experts share concerns over risks like bias and data privacy.

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023

Railroad industry sues to block new locomotive pollution rules in California

The railroad industry has sued to block new environmental rules in California

The Independent UK · May 22, 2023

Thirty tonnes of explosive chemicals go missing in the Mojave Desert

Ammonium nitrate can be turned into fertilizer or bombs, and was used by Timothy McVeigh in the 1995 Oklahoma City terrorist attack

Barchart · May 22, 2023

Markets Today: Stocks Mixed as Debt Ceiling Negotiations Continue

Morning Markets U.S. stock indexes this morning are mixed. The S&P 500 Index ( $SPX ) ( SPY ) is up +0.10%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ( $DOWI ) ( DIA ) is down -0.27%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ( $IUXX ) ( QQQ ) is up +0.41%....

Barchart · May 22, 2023

Markets Today: Stocks Slightly Higher as Debt Ceiling Negotiations Continue

Morning Markets June E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESM2 3) this morning are up +0.10%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM2 3) are up +0.04%. U.S. stock index futures this morning are slightly higher. M&A activity today is lifting the overall market after Chevron agreed to buy PDC Energy for...

The Guardian - US · May 1, 2023

US rail companies grant paid sick days after public pressure in win for unions

Leading railroads give four paid sick days after years in which workers weren’t allowed to call in sick the morning of their shift

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