Another Sign Of The Christmas Season Arrives In California

Union Pacific Delivers Christmas Trees from the Pacific Northwest

Omaha, Neb., November 17, 2006 – Christmas trees are again on their way to households in California, and Union Pacific is helping move them. The season’s first rail shipment of fresh Christmas trees arrived Wednesday afternoon in Los Angeles on board a UP train from Portland, Ore.

Over the coming days, Union Pacific expects to transport nearly 725,000 Christmas trees to California in more than 1,000 containers or over-the-road trailers. The majority of the containers are bound for Los Angeles; the remaining will ship to Lathrop in Northern California.

Historically, the railroad moved Christmas trees in boxcars that were unloaded at various locations by a wide variety of vendors. In 1988, Union Pacific began moving the trees in intermodal containers and over-the-road trailers. Since then, the railroad has transported more than 9,600 containers and trailers loaded with more than 6.5 million Christmas trees from the Pacific Northwest.

Intermodal shipping involves moving freight by rail and truck without re-packing the shipping container. An example:

• A container on an over-the-road truck chassis is loaded with Christmas trees at a tree farm.
• The loaded container is driven by truck to the rail yard in Portland and placed on a railroad flat car.
• The flat car is moved by train to an intermodal terminal in Los Angeles or Lathrop.
• The container is removed from the flat car and placed on an over-the-road truck chassis.
• The container is driven by truck to vendors in the Los Angeles or Lathrop areas.

Jobs at Union Pacific

Currently, Union Pacific has job openings at many locations throughout its 23-state operating system. Opportunities are available in train service, skilled disciplines (e.g., diesel mechanics and electricians) and management. Interested applicants are encouraged to visit www.unionpacific.jobs.

About Union Pacific

 Union Pacific Corporation owns one of America’s leading transportation companies. Its principal operating company, Union Pacific Railroad, links 23 states in the western two-thirds of the country and serves the fastest-growing U.S. population centers. Union Pacific’s diversified business mix includes Agricultural Products, Automotive, Chemicals, Energy, Industrial Products and Intermodal. The railroad offers competitive long-haul routes from all major West Coast and Gulf Coast ports to eastern gateways. Union Pacific connects with Canada’s rail systems and is the only railroad serving all six major gateways to Mexico, making it North America’s premier rail franchise.

For more information, contact Mark Davis, 402-544-5459.

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