Louisiana
Clientele, Connections and Facilities
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Union Pacific serves a variety of industries in Louisiana, ranging from the important chemical and petrochemical business to paper manufacturing, lumber production, and destination traffic for Chrysler and Ford assembly plants. Some of UP's major customers in Louisiana include Dow North America, Central Louisiana Electric and North America Truck Platform.
The railroad serves three Gulf Coast ports: Lake Charles, Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Important rail connections are also made at New Orleans with eastern carriers. Union Pacific uses the five-mile Huey P. Long Bridge, the longest railroad bridge in the United States, to cross the Mississippi River at New Orleans.
Union Pacific operates an intermodal facility west of New Orleans at Westwego. In addition, there are freight classification yards in Alexandria and Avondale, and a major classification yard at Livonia.
| Fast Facts in Louisiana | |
| Miles of Track | 1,141 |
| Employees | 1,132 |
| Annual Payroll | $87.9 million |
| Purchases Made | $18.5 million |
| Community Giving | $78,000 |
| Capital Spending 2007 Capital Spending 2003-2006 |
$53.1 million $157.5 million |