Union Pacific

Stock Picks: Top 5 Large-Caps for Aug. 6

The Street (Free subscription) | yesterday

Union Pacific, IBM and McDonald's make the list.

Capitol Avenue closed Thursday, Friday

The Sacramento Business Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday

Union Pacific Railroad will close Capitol Avenue between 19th and 20th street at 8:30 a.m. Thursday.

The Metra Glencoe commuter rail station. Glencoe Illinois USA. August 2006.

Eddie's Rail Fan Page (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008

This old former Chicago & NorthWestern Railroad brick passenger station station, today serves Chicago rail commuters on the Metra / Union Pacific -North line to Kenosha Wisconsin. Glencoe is a very posh and upscale suburb along Chicago's north shore of Lake Michigan.

The Metra Kenilworth commuter rail station. Kenilworth Illinois USA. July 2008.

Eddie's Rail Fan Page (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008

Located in Chicago's posh upscale North Shore suburbs along Lake Michigan, this is the Metra Kenilworth Illinois commuter rail station. This is located on the Metra / Union Pacific north line to Kenosha Wisconsin. This line was originally owned by the Chicago & NorthWestern Railroad. This lovely stone depot, is located just east of Green Bay Road in north suburban Kenilworth Illinois.

Train conductor charged in 1981 slaying

Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008

Woman was strangled with cord of an iron A 46-year-old Union Pacific train conductor in Chicago is in custody and charged in the brutal slaying of a woman in 1981.

Union Pacific Announces Dividend Increase

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008

OMAHA, Neb. - Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) announced that its Board of Directors today voted to increase the quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock by 5 cents or 23 percent, to 27 cents per share. The increased dividend is payable October 1,

Ready to be railroaded again?

Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008

In the 1860s, the U.S. government gave the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railways 44 million acres of free land to build the country's first transcontinental railway. It gave Northern Pacific 40 million acres of free land to build a second transcontinental railway. (All railways combined, it gave away more than 130 million acres of free land.) For its part, the Canadian government gave the Canadian...

Westbound Metra express commuter train passing through the elevated River Forest commuter rail station. River Forest Illinois USA. June 2007.

Eddie's Rail Fan Page (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008

I took this photo one day after work in June of 2007. seen here on a hot Chicagoland evening, is a westbound Metra express commuter train enroute to Elburn Illinois. River Forest is located on the Metra / Union Pacific "West Line". In past years, this was the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad.

Reader Question on Rail

Portland Transport (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008

I have no idea... can someone help? Where can I find information on any areas in the U.S. that have underground high speed lines for Union Pacific'...

Quarterly profits rise at Union Pacific

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008

Despite accelerating fuel costs and Midwest floods, the nation’s largest railroad saw higher second-quarter profits.

Union Pacific tops forecast

CNNMoney.com (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008

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• Earnings roundup: Union Pacific chugs ahead - Houston Chronicle

Union Pacific sees record Q2 profit

The St Louis Business Journal (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

Union Pacific Corp. reported Thursday a record 2008 second quarter profit of $531 million, or $1.02 a share, up 19 percent compared to $446 million, or 82 cents a share, in the second quarter of 2007.

Union Pacific Corp. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) Q2 FY08 Earnings Call Complete Story »

Union Pacific posts 19% rise in profit

Market Watch (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

Union Pacific Corp., bucking high fuel costs and the impact of the flooding in the Midwest, reports a 19% increase in second-quarter profit on the back of strong agricultural shipments.

Farm Freight Boosts Union Pacific

Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

Union Pacific's profit rose a more-than-expected 19% in the second quarter on strong agricultural demand. The railroad operator had warned last month that Midwest flooding would restrain growth.