Union Pacific Railroad

Union Pacific Railroad (or legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and simply Union Pacific) is a freight-hauling railroad that has 8,500 locomotives. They have over 32,100 route-miles in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. The Union Pacific Railroad system is the biggest in the United States. They are one of the world's biggest transportation companies.[1]

Union Pacific Railroad
Logo

System map
System map (trackage rights in purple)

Union Pacific loco.png
General Electric ET44AH locomotive photographed in June 2016
Reporting markUP (road locomotives), UPY (yard locomotives), UPP (passenger railcars)
LocaleUnited States from Chicago, Illinois, and cities along the Mississippi River to the Pacific coast
Dates of operation1862–present (legacy)
  • First (original) company, Union Pacific Rail Road: 1862–1880
  • Second company, Union Pacific Railway: 1880–1897
  • Third company, Union Pacific Railroad (Mark I): 1897–1998
  • Fourth company, Union Pacific Railroad (Mark II): 1969–present (originally Southern Pacific Transportation Company until 1998; renamed Union Pacific during UP-SP merger)
Track gaugeLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found.
Length32,100 miles (51,660 km)
Headquarters1400 Douglas Street
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Websitewww.up.com

Union Pacific Railroad Media

References

  1. "Company Overview". Union Pacific Corporation. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014.

Other websites