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Union Pacific operates North America's premier railroad franchise, covering 23 states in the western two-thirds of the United States.
Omaha, NE
Joined November 2008
Thanks, @elonmusk! There’s more in store for Union Pacific – past the West Coast. We’ve been watching SpaceX take off from our Phoenix Intermodal yard.
SpaceX is the railroad that will enable millions of opportunities for others on Mars, just like the Union Pacific Railroad did for California.
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Roughly 45% of all rail cars moving to and from Mexico cross through El Paso and Eagle Pass – there isn’t enough capacity at the other four gateways to reroute them. Union Pacific urges the Eagle Pass and El Paso border crossings be reopened immediately. This is impacting:.•
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@JuddLegum @Walmart @cindyhydesmith @LeidosInc @bostonsci @NucorCorp Union Pacific in no way, shape or form condones or supports divisive or perceived to be divisive statements. Our contribution was mailed prior to Hyde-Smith's statement being made public. Union Pacific will request a refund of our contribution.
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#ICYMI: It took 48 hours to completely replace Chicago's five-track Deval diamond. Watch the lesson in tenacity, technology and teamwork.
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We were honored to participate in the funeral procession for President George H.W. Bush. #Remembering41 #Bush41
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Union Pacific's newly restored steam locomotive Big Boy #UP4014 traveled to Ogden to mark the 150th anniversary of the transcontinental railroad's completion on May 9, 2019. #Transcon150
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When it came time to decide how to celebrate the anniversary of the driving of the Golden Spike, nothing could compare to bringing back the Big Boy #UP4014. More than five years after the project began, the Big Boy was christened in Cheyenne, WY, May 4, 2019. #Transcon150
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Say hello to Union Pacific locomotive No. 1943, The Spirit, our 16th commemorative locomotive. Read more:
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Thank you, President Bush, for a life of service, including serving as a Navy combat pilot in World War II. We were honored to pay you tribute with a custom-painted locomotive at the Bush Library in 2005. Our thoughts and prayers are with your family. #Bush41
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Union Pacific urges the Eagle Pass and El Paso border crossings be reopened immediately. These locations represent 45% of cross-border Union Pacific business and include goods critical to the U.S. economy.There isn’t enough capacity at our other four gateways to reroute them.With
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#UP7438 pauses on a cold winter night west of Rawlins, Wyoming. Thanks to conductor Hunter Blalock from Longview, Texas for this great photo!
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Big Boy #UP4014 is heading to all corners of the Union Pacific system in 2024! Plans are still under development, but we anticipate stops in Chicago, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston, Nampa, Portland, Roseville and Salt Lake City among others. Read more: !.
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We were honored to participate in the funeral procession for President George H.W. Bush. #Remembering41 #Bush41
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A new TV special "Uniting America: The President's Final Journey" goes behind the scenes with the Union Pacific employees instrumental in executing the funeral train for President George Bush. Watch Sunday, Aug. 11, at 8:30 am (ET/PT) on @Discovery.
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UP's hard-working men and women are fighting today's storm to keep America's supply chain moving. Whether it's tumblin' tumbleweeds drifting shut a tunnel near Vaughn, NM or hurricane force gusts across the plains, our employees overcome the worst that Mother Nature throws at us
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Union Pacific's famed Big Boy #UP4014, the world's largest operating steam locomotive, will visit Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and California this summer, followed by a second tour planned later this fall with stops in Texas, Arkansas, Kansas, and Illinois.
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#UP4141 just arrived at Union Pacific's Home Plate in Omaha! The locomotive will be visible from Cuming Street until 12 p.m. Wednesday, but the gates are only open until 5 p.m. today.
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How awesome is this?. 2,656 Lego bricks. 762 instruction steps. 300 hours. That’s what it took for Denmark-based @LEGOideas superfan Lasse Hvidtfeldt to build a 3-foot-long replica of @UP_Steam’s Big Boy #UP4014 steam locomotive out of plastic toy bricks.
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Fireman Austin Barker surveys the crowd as the Big Boy #up4014 backs out of Rawlins, WY. #Transcon150
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An echo of history as Locomotive 4141 carries George H.W. Bush to his final resting place - @washingtonpost : #Bush41.
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Union Pacific Chairman Lance Fritz and his wife, Julie, christen the Big Boy #UP4014 in Cheyenne. #Transcon150
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Big Boy #UP4014 departs Cheyenne for the Westward Bound tour this Sunday!. Next week, safely see the Big Boy at these whistle-stops: Laramie, WY (6/30), Wamsutter, WY (7/1), Green River, WY (7/3), Evanston, WY (7/3), Morgan, UT (7/4), Salt Lake City (7/5), Wells, NV (7/6).
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A shout-out to our crews fighting blizzards this week all across the Great Plains! Thanks for your hard-work keeping the railroad moving! Special thanks to Dan Bryant, Manager-Track Maintenance, Cheyenne, for this photo of a wedge clearing the tracks near Albin, Wyoming.
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Turn the page in your Union Pacific calendar to signify a new month. It's fitting that June's photo is of Big Boy No. 4014, as this month the steam locomotive will begin our Westward Bound tour. This photo was taken by Ryan Slaton in Archer, Wyoming.
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The @UP_Steam crew thanks everyone who came out during the #BigBoy2021 Tour with #UP4014!. We’ll see you next time… 25 feet back!
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#UP4141, The George H.W. Bush locomotive, returns to @TAMU for permanent display at the @Bush41Library, accompanied #UP1943, "The Spirit." Locomotive Engineer June Nobles and Conductor Randy Kuhaneck, who operated the funeral train, also handled this final move for #UP4141.
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Ten years ago today, in the early morning hours of January 26, 2014, Big Boy #UP4014 returned to the rails, departing the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds to return to Cheyenne for restoration.
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As Big Boy #UP4014 begins its Westward Bound Tour, Union Pacific reminds onlookers of the size, mechanics and history that make the Big Boy so special. #BigBoyHeadsWest
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If you're planning to see Big Boy #UP4014 this summer, here are 3 tips for taking the best photos and videos. Most importantly, always stand back AT LEAST 25 feet from all railroad tracks. Not sure where the Big Boy will be? Check out the schedule at !
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In case you haven't heard, Big Boy #UP4014 is back and heading to Fort Worth, Houston, New Orleans, St. Louis and Denver. and places in-between! Check out the #BigBoy2021 Tour Schedule at for all the details!
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This month the world will observe the 150th anniversary of the driving of the Golden Spike, which marked the transcontinental railroad’s completion. Union Pacific will lead the #Transcon150 celebrations, starting May 9 at Ogden Union Station.
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Today marks the anniversary of the Gateway Arch’s completion, and we're celebrating with a look back at the Big Boy #UP4014 stop in St. Louis this summer!.We're proud to support parks like @GatewayArchNPS through our partnership with the @NationalParkFdn.
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The Union Pacific Steam Team recently hoisted #UP4014’s more than 250-ton boiler and rear engine into the air with two massive cranes and reconnected it to its front engine. Click the link to learn more.
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Happy first day of winter! UP's first line of snow-fighting defense is a flanger, a piece of snow-removal equipment that utilizes “flanger blades” to clear the snow and ice between the rails. The flanger, which can resemble a caboose, is pulled by specially equipped locomotives.
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We're barely two months into 2024, but we're already thinking about our 2025 calendar and asking where the most beautiful spot on Union Pacific's 23 state network is. Let us know in the comments, and if you don't have your 2024 calendar, order it at !
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Union Pacific conductor Virgil Bandy took this great photo of No. 7677 in a thunderstorm in Tucson, Arizona. Thanks for the great photo!
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We were honored to participate in the funeral procession for President George H.W. Bush. #Remembering41 #Bush41
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Happy New Year! Let's keep 2025 on track for success together! 🚂
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Union Pacific locomotive engineer Alan Nash shared this great sunrise photo in Wyoming.
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Union Pacific's Big Boy #UP4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, will make 19 whistle-stops during our 2024 Westward Bound Tour from Wyoming to California. Featured display days will be held in Roseville (July 12-13) and Ogden (July 20-21).
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UP 7101 during a train inspection in the East St. Louis yard. Photo taken by Todd Irvin of our security team in East St. Louis, Illinois.
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Is @LenosGarage big enough for the Big Boy? The legendary comedian with a well-known passion for cars recently tried his hand at steel wheels, riding in the cab of the #UP4014 steam locomotive for an episode on “Jay Leno’s Garage.” Learn more:
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Union Pacific's M-K-T heritage locomotive is in Katy, Texas today as we celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Katy Depot!
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Union Pacific urges the Eagle Pass and El Paso border crossings be reopened immediately. Roughly 450,000 rail shipments move across these two gateways annually. It would take over one million trucks to move the same amount of goods. These locations represent 45% of cross-border
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Union Pacific's famed Big Boy #UP4014 is set to return to the tracks this summer! Kicking off June 26 from Cheyenne, the "West Coast Steam Tour" will celebrate UP’s 160th anniversary and the communities we serve in the Pacific Northwest.
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Union Pacific crews, like this one on Donner Summit, CA, work continuously during winter weather to keep rail lines open, helping keep America's supply lines flowing safely. Thanks to everyone for their hard work this month battling severe winter weather!
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Union Pacific announced today it is working with the George & Barbara Bush Foundation to donate the #UP4141 George Bush Locomotive for permanent display next to the library at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Center at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.
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#PokemonGo is fun, but please stay aware of your surroundings when playing and NEVER play near railroad tracks.
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Our "Sierra Snow Fighters" are firing up our rotary snowplow in northern California to clear heavy, wet snow from our rail lines. Read about Union Pacific's efforts battling winter at
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Jeremy Rettig rides on his horse with an American flag alongside Union Pacific's "Big Boy" No. 4014 locomotive as it makes its way through Fults in rural Monroe County on Saturday.
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What could possibly be under this blue tarp? Find out here tomorrow.
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Big Boy #UP4014 has an updated PTC system where all components (computer, GPS satellite and radio antennas) are now entirely housed within Big Boy and its tender. Read more about the latest intersection between Union Pacific's heritage and technology at .
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Our steam crew is busy getting ready Big Boy #UP4014 ready for the #BigBoy2021 tour. We can't wait to see you trackside, but remember to stay back at least 25 feet!. Complete schedule information available at
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Big Boy #UP4014 returns to the rails this August, making stops in Fort Worth, Houston, New Orleans, St. Louis and Denver during the month-long #BigBoy2021 tour!
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Sunset at Union Pacific's Eureka Yard in Houston, Texas. Thanks to UP's Luke Lallman, manager-Sales, Spring, Texas, for this awesome photo!
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#UP8730 stops for a crew change in Boone, Iowa. Thanks to senior project engineer Glenn Manning, Omaha, for this great photo!
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Sunset over Tucson Yard in Tucson, Arizona. Photo taken by Union Pacific senior manager of train operations Timothy Wellman.
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Big Boy #UP4014 pulling into Union Pacific's Home Plate! The Big Boy will be on display across from Schwab Field in Omaha from June 15-21 and June 24-25 from noon until 6 pm!
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No. 1943, The Spirit, was Union Pacific's 16th commemorative locomotive. The Spirit honors the United States’ armed forces. Created in collaboration with UP Veterans, the locomotive illustrates the railroad’s connection to the thousands of Veterans who helped build America.
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Union Pacific teamed up with Norfolk Southern and Florida East Coast Railway to safely transport 10 rocket motors from Northrop Grumman in Utah to NASA in Cape Canaveral for use in the upcoming Artemis II mission to the moon. Read more at !
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UP 6270 hauls intermodal containers through Austin, Texas. Thanks to Union Pacific conductor Ethan Slape, Smithville, Texas, for this great photo!
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Happy Thanksgiving from Union Pacific to you and your family!
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ICYMI, check out Big Boy #UP4014's excursion to Denver, celebrating Union Pacific's 160-year history of Building America.
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The people have spoken! You have selected Big Boy #UP4014 as the winner of #LocomotiveMadness! Thanks for participating!
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UP 4829 heads eastbound on the Great Salt Lake Causeway. Thanks to Kam Christiansen, machine operator, Ogden, Utah, for the great photo!
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As we head into spring, Union Pacific's North Little Rock, Arkansas locomotive shop is rolling out the new locomotive scheme announced last year. 🚂
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One of the highlights of the Big Boy #UP4014's "Home Run Express" was passing Chimney Rock near Bayard, Neb. last week. Check out the rest of the Big Boy's schedule at !
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On May 10, 1869 @UnionPacific and the Central Pacific reached Promontory in #TheGreatRace to Promontory. #Transcon150 #GoldenSpike
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UP 7202 rests in the City of Industry, California. Photo by Union Pacific conductor Joshua Sifuentes.
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Union Pacific was the presenting sponsor for the 2024 Heartland Pride Parade over the weekend. Over 100 employees and their families marched with members of BRIDGES, UP's LGBT Employee Network, to share pride and celebrate diversity and acceptance with the Omaha community.
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#UP4141, the George H. W. Bush Commemorative Locomotive, is on display in Omaha across the street from the College World Series. In 1947 and 1948, the late president played in the CWS as the captain and first baseman for Yale.
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🎃Since 1862, Union Pacific has delivered Halloween essentials. While none of them travel behind the Big Boy, it is rather fitting for #spookyseason. Our yellow locomotives haul more than 30,000 carloads of sugar, corn syrup, peanuts and chocolate.
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#UP1943 "The Spirit" meets up with the @CanadianPacific's #CP6644 at St. Paul's @UnionDepot to commemorate the 77th anniversary of D-Day this weekend. Stop by from 10 am to 4 pm Saturday and Sunday to check out these locomotives saluting the U.S. 🇺🇸 and Canadian 🇨🇦 armed forces!
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Today we celebrate #InternationalWomensDay and the women of Union Pacific who continue to build America. Pictured are women attending to a locomotive at Bakersfield, California in August 1943. #IWD2024
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Last month, Union Pacific's Steam Crew turned our Big Boy steam locomotive #UP4014 around on the turntable in Cheyenne as they prepare for this summer's "West Coast Steam Tour."
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No. 5541 crosses the Colorado River near Yuma, Arizona. Thanks to yardperson Harrison Sadler from Phoenix for this superb photo!
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