Union Pacific to reopen almost 60 lanes, reversing course of last year

(Source: Supply Chain Dive, January 29, 2020)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Union Pacific Railroad will reopen 58 interline service lanes with CSX and Norfolk Southern beginning Feb. 1, the railroad informed customers Monday. The railroad said the decision was “a result of Union Pacific’s Unified Plan 2020, and our objective of providing safe and reliable service products.” The lanes were originally cut in 2018 in accordance with the same plan, which is Union Pacific’s version of precision-scheduled railroading (PSR). Union Pacific’s intermodal revenue was down 6% year-over-year for in 2019.

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Thursday, January 30, 2020