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Fast Company
July 2009
Tim McKeough |
Robots Help Trains Stay on the Rails Union Pacific's new wheel-defect detection system should save the company thousands of dollars per year.   |
Popular Mechanics
June 23, 2009
Andrew Moseman |
10 Lessons Learned From Past Rail Accidents It's calamitous enough when one train rear-ends another, as happened yesterday in Washington. But it's often deadlier when two trains meet head-on. |
National Defense
December 2010
Eric Beidel |
Greater Appetite for Unpiloted Aircraft Combat Zones Fuels Demand for Simulators The growing demand for unmanned spy aircraft in combat zones has increased the burden on training organizations that are being asked to produce more operators, and faster. |
Popular Mechanics
February 16, 2010
Stephen Joiner |
Is Bigger Better? 'Monster' Trains vs Freight Trains Union Pacific quietly ran a record-setting "monster" freight train over its Sunset Route, from Dallas to Long Beach, using the 3.5-mile-long behemoth during a one-time test of new distributed-power configurations that may help make long trains even longer. |
The Motley Fool
March 23, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Iron Horses Keep Galloping Union Pacific's quarterly guidance suggests that conditions remain good on the rails. |
National Defense
December 2011
Eric Beidel |
Gaming Technology Puts Soldiers' Boots on Ground The Army increasingly is turning to the commercial video game industry to create higher fidelity, less expensive and more portable simulations. |
BusinessWeek
May 31, 2004
Gene G. Marcial |
Union Pacific Opens The Throttle Even with freight demand up and train capacity scarce, analysts see no early end to Union Pacific's earnings and stock price woes. |
Inc.
November 2005
Darren Dahl |
Railroads Buckling Under Record Traffic Amid rising fuel prices, more companies are turning to railroads as a cheaper way to transport goods. The surge in freight is so pronounced that it threatens to create a capacity crunch. |
CFO
January 1, 2009
Edward Teach |
"We Are the Green Solution" What's a few billion dollars spent on infrastructure when your vehicles get more than 700 mpg? An interview with Robert M. Knight Jr., EVP and CFO, Union Pacific Corp. |
CIO
September 11, 2008
Stephanie Overby |
How IT is Helping the Railroad Industry Improve Efficiency and Service Railroads are poised for a comeback, thanks to rising fuel prices. IT provides the linchpin for a shipping model that integrates ships, trucks and trains. |
America's Civil War
Alan R. Koenig |
Railroad's Critical Role in the Civil War Railroads played a critical role to both sides during America's Civil War, in support of each side's armies and economies. |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Good Days for Canadian Pacific CP is another well-run railroad benefiting from tight capacity and increasing demand and certainly worthy of consideration for those looking to invest in the sector. |
The Motley Fool
January 20, 2012
Christopher Barker |
Union Pacific Rips Up the Rails Led by Union Pacific, North American railroads continue to deliver. |
The Motley Fool
January 21, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Union Pacific Rolls On The largest U.S. railroad is a slow and steady locomotive. |
Chemistry World
September 23, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
US chemical distribution threatened by rail safety crisis Chemical transport by train across the US may end on much of the nation's rail network in January 2016, due to delays adopting new rail safety technology. |
National Real Estate Investor
October 1, 2006
Matt Hudgins |
Railroad Renaissance The surging flow of imports to U.S. consumers is fueling a boom in the century-old railroad industry, and savvy real estate investors are already laying tracks for growth along newly flourishing supply routes. |
The Motley Fool
July 8, 2011
Aimee Duffy |
Railroads Mount a Comeback The recent resurgence of automobile companies is great news for the railroad stocks. |
The Motley Fool
July 21, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Union Pacific Along for the Ride A very strong market for rail transport has improved the fortunes of even this low-quality player. But it has a way to go before the stock is a keeper. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2006
Josh Dean |
The Train Welcome to tomorrow's computer-controlled, GPS-guided, ultra-energy-efficient transportation revolution. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2009
Samuel K. Moore |
Pandemic Flu Could Clog U.S. Rail Lines A simulation by systems engineers shows rail network is sensitive to pandemic flu, but port system is more robust |
CIO
September 1, 2001
Fred Hapgood |
Time for Training Computerized simulations become a core part of business... |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
A Low Bar Boosts Union Pacific So long as rail operators like Union Pacific can push through better pricing and continue to make operating improvements, good earnings should continue rolling down the track. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2011
Jacob Roche |
How to Play the Coming Boom in Everything The 19th century called, and it wants its opportunity back. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2006
Courtney E. Howard |
War Games Increasingly, military training and simulation companies are tapping commercial gaming technologies to enhance precision and realism for military training, simulation and mission rehearsal systems. |
CIO
May 25, 2011
Kim S. Nash |
How to Turn a Great IT Idea Into a Commercial Success Entrepreneurial CIOs at Union Pacific, FedEx and other companies tell how they're transforming internal IT into revenue-generating products. |
The Motley Fool
April 13, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Union Pacific Jumps Tracks The company is understaffed and struggling to meet demand. |
BusinessWeek
October 7, 2010
Greiling-Keane & Marois |
Politics Jeopardizing Some High-Speed Rail Projects High-speed rail projects are running into political roadblocks, yet some states are barreling along. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2007
Joel Johnson |
Physics Card Not Worth The Trouble: Tech Clinic There are now "physics cards" that are supposed to boost the gaming experience. Is this redundant with the functionality of a graphics card? |
The Motley Fool
November 1, 2011
Rebecca Lipman |
Railroad Stocks: Bill Ackman Thinks They're Undervalued Hedge fund guru Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management has a history of buying up companies he deems undervalued to turn them around. So investors are paying close attention to his newest target: Canadian Pacific Railway. |
PC Magazine
March 16, 2004
Peter Suciu |
All Aboard Before the jet age, rails connected the country. Many games have covered this golden age of travel, and one of the best is still Microsoft's Train Simulator. Although the newest release has been derailed until later in 2004, these other titles let you become a railroad robber baron--or just take a ride on the rails. |
Macworld
December 2004
Peter Cohen |
Railroad Tycoon 3 Designed for Macs running OS X 10.2 or better, this expansive strategy game lets you build your own railroad empire -- if you can handle the rough track along the way. |
