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As previously reported, Wolfe Research upgraded Union Pacific to Outperform from Peer Perform with a $165 price target. The firm's analyst said the free cash flow story at Union Pacific [...]

Union Pacific's record $3.7 billion in capital expenditures in 2012 returned quick dividends, and resulted in the 151-year old railroad's best year for its investors. In the company's 2012 annual [...]

Top-line growth and system efficiency improvement are the two issues which railroad managements need to address in order for them to take pressure off margin and earnings growth for the industry in 1999. A slowing of the US economy will have an effect on this in 1999, as will industry consolidation, although most railroads are taking steps in the right direction. Risk-tolerant investors will find several of thes stocks to be suitable, but conserative investors should avoid the industry.

Railroads are continuing to improve efficiency and gain market share through mergers and consolidations. International diversification is also being sought to improve revenues and earnings. Lower grain loadings in 1996 will affect railroad traffic, but the last six months of the year should see an improvement in intermodal loadings. These stocks are timely for 1996, and most have investment potential through the next three to five years.

The railroad industry has undergone many mergers during 1994, and most firms report strong demand for freight loading, which is expected to continue into 1995. Intermodal and coal loadings are especially strong, along with forest product and automobiles. Strong demand has required some firms to find different ways to meet their customer's needs. Investors should note that the industry is ranked highly in terms of investment timeliness.

The railroad industry is consolidating on evidence that shippers are avoiding the rails. Their complaint is that they must deal with more than one line, a situation that results in duplicative billing and delays. The two big deals pending involve Burlington Northern/Santa Fe Pacific and Illinois Central/Kansas City Southern. Strong loadings increases make rail stocks a good investment bet over a three- to five-year period.

Railroads should see an increase in traffic during the second half of 1994, following the heavy winter storms that closed down rail lines the preceding January and February. Coal shipments, in particular, should rise to make up for a 1993 miners' strike that depleted utility company coal reserves. The railroad industry also stands to benefit from Phase I of the Clean Air Act, which will lead to increases in the transport of low-sulfur coal and limestone.

Prospects for railroad industry stocks in 1994 differ by geographical region. Midwestern and Eastern lines could suffer at first from poor winter weather conditions but rebound throughout the rest of 1994. Conrail and Norfolk Southern could benefit from a forecasted increase in motor vehicle sales during 1995. Western railroads could see increased coal transportation business as many companies convert to low-sulfur coal use in compliance with the 1990 Clean Air Act. Prospects are good for this industry out to 1997-99.

Railroad industry stocks are timely yet have only average appreciation potential out to 1998-2000. This is despite the fact that grain loadings are predicted to increase substantially after lows during the first six months of 1994 resulting from low agricultural yields from flooded Midwestern states. By 1996-1988 many companies will likely increase their earnings by double digits. Investors should note that many so-called railroad companies may have no railroad holdings at all.

The National Railway Historical Society distributed 14 Railway Heritage Grants totaling $38,500 at its 2011 annual meeting in Tacoma, Wash., in June, where Southern Pacific 4-8-4 No. 4449 was the [...]

In August 2003, Union Pacific's executive vice president of operations, Dennis Duffy, made a trip to the central California terminal at Roseville to see United Transportation Union officers. For months, […]

Chicago is the hub of the nation's transcontinental rail lines, and with intermodal traffic continuing to increase, each of the big Western Class 1s is building a big new terminal […]

The six largest North American railroad systems all reported solid profits in fourth quarter 2001, despite the recession and the economic effects of September 11. In the east, earnings at […]

OMAHA, NEB. -- Union Pacific Corp. (UP) reported steady earnings for its second fiscal 2001 quarter, with energy and agricultural traffic providing strength in a weakening economy. For its quarter [...]

OMAHA, NEB. -- Union Pacific Corp. (UP) reported decreased earnings but higher revenues for its first 2001 quarter, noting that the 'economically sensitive' commodities of automotive, industrial products and chemicals [...]

Re-investment: Union Pacific is spending $6.1 million this spring on track improvements and upgrade projects on its line between Hiawatha and Seneca, Kans. UP bought back the 107-mile line between […]

OMAHA, NEB. -- Union Pacific Corp. (UP) reported a decrease in net income for its fourth quarter but said it is well positioned for the coming year because it took [...]

UNION PACIFIC (UP) HAS WARNED THAT IT WILL MISS EARNINGS targets for the fourth quarter, and says it will cut approximately 2,000 jobs--about 4% of its total workforce--during the first [...]

Union Pacific announced Dec. 27 that it is reducing planned capital spending for 2001 and cutting about 2,000 jobs, about 4% of its workforce. UP said it was taking these […]

OMAHA, NIEB. -- Union Pacific Corp. (UP) reported strong second quarter earnings, which it said were driven by solid revenue growth, setting a quarterly record, and continued service improvement. For [...]

For the first time in its history, Union Pacific Railroad's six commodity business groups--Coal, Industrial Products, Intermodal, Chemicals, Agricultural Products, and Automotive--in 1999 each surpassed $1 billion in revenue. UP […]

"We are coming from behind the curve," says Dick Davidson. Strategic investments should bring UP back, at minimum, to pre-merger service levels. It will come as no great surprise that […]

Union Pacific Corp. (UP) posted an improvement in its financial results for the second-quarter of 1999. UP posted $194 million in net income for the quarter. During the same period in 1998, the railroad and trucking holding firm reported a loss of $416 million. UP's revenues saw an improvement of 6% to $2.8 billion. The company has been able to raise revenues and lower failure costs.

Union Pacific Corp. (UP) reported a strong improvement in its financial results for the first-quarter of 1999. UP, together with its Union Pacific Railroad and Overnite Trucking Co. businesses, posted $129 million in net income for the period. During the same period in 1998, the company posted a loss of $62 million in net income. UP's revenues rose to $2.7 billion. This represented a 6% increase.

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