January 30, 2023
KEATCHIE, La. (AP) — About 130 people in north Louisiana were ordered to evacuate Saturday after a train derailed and at least two cars began leaking hazardous products, state police said. The Union Pacific Railroad train derailed about 10:30 p.m. …
December 5, 2016
Six months after a train hauling Bakken crude oil derailed along the Columbia River Gorge, Washington, Oregon and other officials are still tabulating a bill to send to Union Pacific Railroad. Union Pacific said in a statement that it is …
December 18, 2014
Union Pacific Railroad says it will double the speed of its trains passing through Hope, Arkansas. The Texarkana Gazette reports the company will increase speeds from 30 mph to 60 mph. The speeds will be increased in 5 mph increments …
August 23, 2013
A jury should hear the claims of a mother who sued Union Pacific Railroad and the estate of her ex-husband over the death of their 15-year-old son in a collision with a train, the Nebraska Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. …
May 14, 2012
It will take an inventory before the loss can be calculated, but officials say burglars made off with a substantial amount from 70 freight train cars in Louisiana. Jefferson Parish sheriff’s deputies told WDSU-TV that the Union Pacific Railroad train …