Union Pacific: News Releases http://www.uprr.com/newsinfo/releases/index.shtml Copyright 2012, Union Pacific en-us 2012-02-03 <![CDATA[Union Pacific Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend]]> The Board of Directors of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) has declared a quarterly dividend of 60 cents per share on its common stock, payable April 2, 2012, to stockholders of record February 29, 2012.

Union Pacific has paid dividends on its common stock for 113 consecutive years.

It was 150 years ago that Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act of July 1, 1862, creating the original Union Pacific. One of America's iconic companies, today, Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP), linking 23 states in the western two-thirds of the country by rail and providing freight solutions and logistics expertise to the global supply chain. From 2000 through 2011, Union Pacific spent more than $31 billion on its network and operations, making needed investments in America's infrastructure and enhancing its ability to provide safe, reliable, fuel-efficient and environmentally responsible freight transportation. Union Pacific's diversified business mix includes Agricultural Products, Automotive, Chemicals, Energy, Industrial Products and Intermodal. The railroad serves many of the fastest-growing U.S. population centers and emphasizes excellent customer service. Union Pacific operates competitive routes from all major West Coast and Gulf Coast ports to eastern gateways, connects with Canada's rail systems and is the only railroad serving all six major Mexico gateways.

Contact for investors is Michelle Gerhardt at (402) 544-4227.
Contact for media is Donna M. Kush at (402) 544-3753.

]]> <![CDATA[Union Pacific Railroad Contributes the Equivalent Of More Than 75,000 Meals to a Central Colorado Food Bank ]]>

Union Pacific Railroad today is helping keep Care and Share Food Bank in Colorado Springs, Colo., stocked during these tough economic times by contributing $10,000 to purchase 100,000 pounds of food, enough to fill half a boxcar.

]]> <![CDATA[Union Pacific Railroad Invests $4 Million for Track Improvements to San Antonio Rail Line ]]> Union Pacific Railroad will continue improving the transportation infrastructure in San Antonio by investing $4 million in one of two rail lines that parallel Frio City Road. The comprehensive project will help trains move more efficiently through the west side of the city.

]]> <![CDATA[Union Pacific Railroad Employees Cap Decade of Employee Safety Improvement with Record 2011 Performance]]> Union Pacific Railroad employees capped a decade of safety improvement in 2011 by achieving a 1.15 reportable injury rate, the best performance on record in the company's history.  Employees surpassed their previous best of rate 1.37, established in 2010, by 16.5 percent. From 2002-2011, Union Pacific employees improved their reportable injury rate by 52 percent.

]]> <![CDATA[Bloomberg BusinessWeek Names Union Pacific No. 5 on Top 50 Performing Companies List]]> Bloomberg BusinessWeek named Union Pacific No. 5 on the magazine's 2012 list of top 50 performing companies.  The Bloomberg BusinessWeek 50 evaluates companies on their one-year and five-year risk-adjusted returns, consensus analyst recommendations, and projected earnings growth. Companies are ranked against other members of the S&P 500 stock index on each of those four factors.

]]> <![CDATA[Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman & Union Pacific CEO Jim Young Announce UP's $1 Billion Investment In Nebraska]]> Gov. Dave Heineman today joined Union Pacific Chairman and CEO Jim Young in announcing the company's planned $1 billion investment in Nebraska over the next several years as part of its capital investment programs. The $1 billion will be spent on projects across the state, including the following:

]]> <![CDATA[Union Pacific Railroad and UPS Achieved Perfect Peak Season in 2011]]> Union Pacific Railroad and UPS achieved a perfect peak season in 2011 by delivering 100 percent of UPS peak-season freight without a service failure. 

]]> <![CDATA[Union Pacific Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year]]> Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) today reported 2011 fourth quarter net income of $964 million, or $1.99 per diluted share, compared to $775 million, or $1.56 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter 2010.

]]> <![CDATA[Union Pacific Corporation Invites You to Join Its Fourth Quarter Earnings Release Broadcast]]> You are invited to listen to Union Pacific Corporation's (NYSE: UNP) fourth quarter and full year 2011 earnings release presentation that will be broadcast live over the Internet or via teleconference on Thursday, January 19, 2012, at 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time.

]]> <![CDATA[Union Pacific Railroad Named North American Supplier of the Year by Newmont Mining Corporation]]> Newmont Mining Corporation recently named Union Pacific Railroad its North American Supplier of the Year, recognizing the railroad for its innovative, safe and reliable transportation solutions.

]]> <![CDATA[Union Pacific Railroad to Award More Than $35,000 in Video Remake Contest as Company Kicks Off Year-Long 150th Anniversary Celebration]]> As part of the launch of its 150th anniversary celebration website, Union Pacific Railroad will award more than $35,000 in prizes to the top entries that remake the company's classic 1970s television commercial, "We Can Handle It."

]]> <![CDATA[Union Pacific Corporation Invites You to Join Its Fourth Quarter Earnings Release Broadcast]]> In conjunction with Union Pacific Corporation's (NYSE: UNP) Fourth Quarter 2011 Earnings Release, you are invited to listen to its presentation that will be broadcast live over the Internet or via teleconference on Thursday, January 19, 2012, at 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time.

]]> <![CDATA[Union Pacific Railroad Wants Drivers to Follow Good Winter Driving Habits]]> With winter in full swing, Union Pacific Railroad reminds drivers to follow good winter driving habits.

]]> <![CDATA[Union Pacific Railroad Mobile Apps Provide Customers Flexibility to Trace and Release Equipment from Smartphones]]> Union Pacific Railroad today announced that mobile versions of the company's Secured Equipment Trace and Equipment Release applications are available. The applications provide customers the flexibility to access information from smartphones and are available from any mobile web browser at m.uprr.com. A valid Union Pacific user ID and password are required.

]]> <![CDATA[Union Pacific Railroad Contributes the Equivalent of a Boxcar of Food to Northwestern Missouri Food Bank ]]> Union Pacific Railroad today is helping keep Second Harvest Community Food Bank in St. Joseph, Mo., stocked during these tough economic times by contributing $10,000 to purchase 200,000 pounds of food, enough to fill a boxcar.

]]> <![CDATA[Union Pacific Railroad Unveils Commemorative 150th Anniversary Merchandise]]> Rail fans will be able to purchase commemorative Union Pacific Railroad 150th anniversary merchandise beginning today as the railroad kicks off its year-long sesquicentennial celebration.

]]> <![CDATA[Union Pacific Railroad Reminds Photographers to Follow Safety Guidelines]]> With snow beginning to accumulate in mountain areas, and soon across much of the north and northwestern part of the Union Pacific network, these locations become prime scenic and train photography locations. Union Pacific Railroad urges photographers to resist the temptation to take photographs of trains from railroad property.

]]> <![CDATA[National Chamber Foundation Presents Union Pacific Railroad a Hiring Our Heroes Award for Post 9/11 Veteran Employment and Internships]]> The National Chamber Foundation, the non-profit think tank of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, presented Union Pacific Railroad the Hiring Our Heroes Award for Post 9/11 Veteran Employment and Internships. The company was nominated by a variety of non-profit and veteran services organizations for its commitment to hiring and supporting military veterans. Union Pacific was the only railroad to win a Hiring Our Heroes award.

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