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(Source: Texarkana Gazette, April 24, 2018) TEXARKANA — A broken rail on the track may have caused Sunday’s 12-car train derailment, according to a preliminary Union Pacific Railroad investigation. Full story: Texarkana Gazette Tuesday, April 24, 2018

(Source: Business News Network, April 24, 2018) OTTAWA — The CEO of Canadian National Railway Co. says the country’s largest railroad would not be able to pick up much of the slack if a labour dispute at rival Canadian Pacific Railway leads to a strike. Full story: www.bnn.ca Wednesday, April 25, 2018

(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 23, 2018) As of mid-March, U.S. Class Is employed 145,105 workers, up 0.2 percent compared with mid-February’s level, but down 2.8 percent compared with mid-March 2017’s count, according to Surface Transportation Board data. Only two of six employment categories reflected workforce increases on a month-over-month basis. They were transportation (train and…

(Source: Lincoln Journal Star, April 23, 2018) LINCOLN, Neb. — Omaha-based Union Pacific is offering signing bonuses as high as $15,000 for diesel mechanics, $20,000 for train crew positions and up to $25,000 for diesel electricians in North Platte, home to UP’s Bailey Yard, the world’s largest train yard. Full story: Lincoln Journal Star Tuesday, April…

(Source: The Ledger Gazette, April 21, 2018) NEW YORK — Union Pacific Co. EVP Elizabeth F. Whited sold 15,576 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 3. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.79, for a total transaction of $2,083,913.04. Following the completion of the transaction,…