OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific and its labor unions are suing each other to determine whether the railroad has the authority to require its employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
October 20, 2021Josh Funk
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics
Workers inspect a Union Pacific locomotive. (Ken James/Bloomberg News)
Union Pacific, Unions Sue Each Other Over Vaccine Mandate
Workers inspect a Union Pacific locomotive. (Ken James/Bloomberg News)
Business, Logistics
Canadian National
Canadian National Says Investor’s Shakeup Drive ‘Misguided’
Canadian National
OMAHA, Neb. — Canadian National has sharpened its criticism of the investor pressuring it to make changes to its operations and replace its CEO following its failed attempt to acquire the Kansas City Southern railroad.
October 4, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics
Lance Fritz by Nati Harnik/AP
Union Pacific CEO Sees Strong Economy Coming Out of Pandemic
Lance Fritz by Nati Harnik/AP
Union Pacific CEO Lance Fritz is working to help clear up a major backlog in imported shipments.
September 17, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics
California Rail Productions via YouTube
Kansas City Southern Rejects New Bid From Canadian Pacific
California Rail Productions via YouTube
OMAHA, Neb. — Kansas City Southern railroad is trying to keep its $33.6 billion merger with Canadian National on track by rejecting a competing $31 billion bid from rival Canadian Pacific earlier this week.
August 13, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics
Rail Industry Defends Safety Record Amid Staffing Cuts
OMAHA, Neb. — Even as railroads are operating longer freight trains that sometimes stretch for miles, the companies have drastically reduced staffing levels, prompting unions to warn that moves meant to increase profits could endanger safety and even result in disasters.
May 17, 2021
Business
2019 Warren Buffett photo by Nati Harnik/AP
Warren Buffett Says Supply Chain, Economy Will Recover From Coronavirus Woes
2019 Warren Buffett photo by Nati Harnik/AP
OMAHA, Neb. — Billionaire Warren Buffett says the viral outbreak in China has slowed economic growth, but he remains confident in the long-term future of American business.
February 24, 2020
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics
Maj. Gen. Scott Spellmon, center left, and John Remus of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Nati Harnik/Associated Press)
Army Corps of Engineers Takes Heat in Wake of Missouri River Flooding
Maj. Gen. Scott Spellmon, center left, and John Remus of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Nati Harnik/Associated Press)
The federal agency that manages dams along the Missouri River received stern criticism from several U.S. senators earlier this month during a hearing held to examine the massive flooding that caused more than $3 billion in damage in the Midwest.
April 17, 2019
Business, Logistics
Union Pacific Train (Nati Harnik/Associated Press)
Union Pacific, CSX, Reflect Solid Economic Growth
Union Pacific Train (Nati Harnik/Associated Press)
OMAHA, Neb. — The economy appears strong to the major freight railroads that haul the products and raw materials companies rely on, but the lingering trade disputes could derail business if they continue.
January 24, 2019