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	<dc:date>2008-08-07</dc:date>

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	<title><![CDATA[Track Improvements Made on Union Pacific's Northwestern Wisconsin Line]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Union Pacific Railroad is investing $9.1 million this year on track improvements between Altoona and Rusk, Wis.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:39:32 CST]]></pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Union Pacific Announces Dividend Increase ]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) announced that its Board of Directors today voted to increase the quarterly dividend on the company's common stock by 5 cents or 23 percent, to 27 cents per share.&nbsp; The increased dividend is payable October 1, 2008, to stockholders of record August 29, 2008.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:54:27 CST]]></pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Union Pacific Makes Track Improvements to Its Wyoming East-West Line]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Union Pacific Railroad is investing $12 million this year on track improvements between Cheyenne and Hanna, Wyo.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:58:12 CST]]></pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Union Pacific Makes Track Improvements on Its Eastern Missouri Line]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Union Pacific Railroad is investing $9.1 million this year on track improvements between Mineral Point and Annapolis, Mo.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:58:04 CST]]></pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Union Pacific Reports 24 Percent Earnings Growth]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) today reported record 2008 second quarter net income of $531 million, or $1.02 per diluted share, compared to $446 million, or $.82 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2007.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:04:49 CST]]></pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Union Pacific Corporation Invites You to Join Its Second Quarter Earnings Release Broadcast]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[In conjunction with Union Pacific Corporation's&nbsp; (NYSE: UNP) Second Quarter 2008 Earnings Release, you are invited to listen to its presentation that will be broadcast live over the Internet or via teleconference on Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:13:48 CST]]></pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[High School Principals Oppose Paying Students for Good Grades]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Students should not be paid as incentive for earning good grades or higher test scores, according to a recent poll of public high school principals. Nearly 450 principals representing 21 states responded to a poll conducted by The Principals' Partnership, a program created by the Union Pacific Foundation to support public high school principals in communities served by the nation's largest railroad.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:39:19 CST]]></pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[100th Anniversary of the First Cheyenne Frontier Days Special Train to be Pulled by Legendary Union Pacific Steam Locomotive]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Union Pacific Railroad's legendary steam locomotive No. 844 will pull a special train marking the 100th anniversary of the first Frontier Days, as well as a fundraising special for the Cheyenne Depot Museum between Cheyenne, Wyo., and Denver, Colo. The excursions will celebrate railroad heritage on Union Pacific.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:25:50 CST]]></pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Union Pacific Recognized for Quality Customer Service]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Union Pacific has been named Landstar Global Logistics' 2007 Rail Carrier of the Year. The award recognizes Union Pacific for excellence in on-time transit, equipment availability and condition, technology support, sales representation and responsive customer service.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:38:33 CST]]></pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Track Improvements to be Made on Union Pacific's Council Bluffs/Omaha Main Line]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Union Pacific Railroad is investing $3.8 million this year on track improvements between Council Bluffs, Iowa and Fremont, Neb.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:37:52 CST]]></pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Union Pacific Railroad Makes Improvements to Its Tracks in Clinton, Iowa ]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Union Pacific Railroad is spending $6.25 million this year on track improvements in Clinton, Iowa, and will complete the project in half the time using the railroad's track renewal train (TRT) that replaces ties and rail at the same time.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:15:26 CST]]></pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Union Pacific Corporation Invites You to Join Its Second Quarter Earnings Release Broadcast]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[In conjunction with Union Pacific Corporation's (NYSE: UNP) Second Quarter 2008 Earnings Release, you are invited to listen to its presentation that will be broadcast live over the Internet or via teleconference on Thursday, July 24, 2008, at 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:05:12 CST]]></pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Emergency Responders Sharpen Their Skills]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Twenty-four emergency response personnel from across the nation have completed the most recent tank car safety course sponsored by Union Pacific Railroad.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:27:38 CST]]></pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Union Pacific Reminds Motorists and Pedestrians to Travel Safely During Fourth of July Holiday]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Millions of Americans will observe and celebrate the Fourth of July holiday with weekend trips and family outings. Union Pacific reminds travelers - motorists and pedestrians alike - to take the extra time and use caution when crossing railroad tracks and at grade crossings, and to please stay away from railroad property.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:32:02 CST]]></pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Introduce New Automotive Co-Loading Service]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Automotive manufacturers now have the ability to take advantage of each other's rail car capacity to deliver finished vehicles to market faster and more efficiently. Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have launched a new Automotive Interline Co-Loading Service, which allows multiple manufacturers' vehicles to be combined within a single rail car.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:17:26 CST]]></pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Union Pacific Names Donna Kush Assistant Vice President of Corporate Communications]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Union Pacific has named Donna Kush assistant vice president of Corporate Communications. Kush will head the railroad's employee communications, public relations and advertising efforts across its 23-state operating network.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:08:42 CST]]></pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Union Pacific Corporation's Chairman to Address Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Conference]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jim Young, chairman of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP), will discuss the Company's business volumes, growth outlook and productivity opportunities at the Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Conference at 8:35 a.m. ET on Thursday, June 19, 2008 in New York City.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:43:32 CST]]></pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[New Ultra-Low Emission UP Locomotive Arrives in California]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Union Pacific's most environmentally friendly yard locomotive is on the job at J. R. Davis Rail Yard in Roseville, Calif. The first of four next generation Genset locomotives arrived in Northern California this week and is already pushing rail cars into place throughout the Union Pacific yard. The switcher builds on Genset technology developed by Union Pacific over the past six years, and is part of the railroad's ongoing efforts to continue reducing air emissions in cooperation with federal, state and local environmental agencies.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 22 May 2008 13:35:56 CST]]></pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Union Pacific Receives Employer of the Year for Services to Veterans]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[For providing outstanding employment services to veterans, Union Pacific was named Employer of the Year by the California Employer Advisory Council (CEAC), a nonprofit organization that works with the Employment Development Department to improve the quality of California's employment services.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 21 May 2008 14:52:49 CST]]></pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Track Improvements to be Made on Union Pacific's Line Through Southwest Kansas and Texas/Oklahoma Panhandles]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[In order to enhance our customer service and improve our presence in the community, Union Pacific Railroad is investing $16.8 million this year on track improvements between Bloom, Kan., and Stratford, Texas.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 May 2008 13:20:34 CST]]></pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Union Pacific Announces Management Changes in Engineering Department]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Union Pacific today announced that Bill Wimmer, a 51-year veteran of the railroad and last year's <em>Railway Age</em> "Railroader of the Year," has been promoted to the position of vice president-Operations. Succeeding him as vice president-Engineering will be David Connell.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 16 May 2008 14:31:48 CST]]></pubDate>
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