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Union Pacific Railroad Joins Forces with RailPulse Coalition to Digitally Transform North America’s Freight Rail Industry

8th June 2022

RailPulse Is Leading the Effort to Broaden Use of Telematics Technology in Rail Union Pacific Railroad has joined the RailPulse coalition and its effort to develop, broaden and accelerate the use of GPS and other telematics technologies in North America’s freight rail industry. Union Pacific is RailPulse’s seventh member. The other six include GATX Corporation, […]

Union Pacific Railroad to Assemble World’s Largest Carrier-Owned Battery-Electric Locomotive Fleet

31st January 2022

Union Pacific Railroad (NYSE: UNP) today announced plans to purchase 20 battery-electric locomotives for testing in yard operations. The combined purchases and upgrades to yard infrastructure are expected to exceed $100 million, representing the largest investment in battery-electric technology by a U.S. Class I railroad. The locomotives will be acquired from Progress Rail, a Caterpillar […]