The
Largest Railroad in the U.S.A.
Union Pacific Railroad is an
operating subsidiary of Union Pacific Corporation. It is the
largest railroad in North America, operating in the western
two-thirds of the United States. The railroad serves 23
states, linking every major West Coast and Gulf Coast port
and provides service to the east through its four major
gateways in Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis and New Orleans.
Additionally, Union Pacific operates key north/south
corridors and is the only railroad to serve all six gateways
to Mexico. UP also interchanges traffic with the Canadian
rail systems.
The railroad has one of the most diversified commodity mixes
in the industry, including chemicals, coal, food and food
products, forest products, grain and grain products,
intermodal, metals and minerals, and automobiles and parts.
Union Pacific's largest single customer is APL Limited, a
steamship company that operates in the Pacific. Second is
General Motors, followed by an assortment of chemical
companies and utilities. The railroad is the nation's
largest hauler of chemicals, much of which originates along
the Gulf Coast near Houston, Texas. Union Pacific is also
one of the largest intermodal carriers – that is the
transport of truck trailers and containers.
Having access to the coal-rich Powder River Basin in Wyoming
and coal fields in Illinois, Colorado and Utah, the railroad
moves more than 250 million tons of coal annually. It's one
of Union Pacific's fastest-growing business areas. The
company is investing millions of dollars annually to add
capacity to handle coal traffic, including new locomotives,
and new double and triple track main lines.
Although Union Pacific Railroad's primary role is
transporting freight, it also runs a substantial commuter
train operation in Chicago.
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT
WWW.UP.COM.
LOCAL CONTACT FOR UNION PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL INFORMATION IS:
Steve Burke
Regional Manager Industrial Development
Union Pacific
3165 S. Alma School Rd. Suite 29
PMB 218
Chandler, AZ 85248
Bus: (480) 704-3506
Bus Fax: (480) 704-3505 |
