Union Pacific confirms they are set to reopen the Pine Bluff shop

UPDATE THURSDAY 10:25 AM: Union Pacific communications manager Susan Stevens confirms to Deltaplex News that employees will be recalled to the Pine Bluff shop. ”I can confirm that some furloughed employees are being called back to support repairing locomotives at the Pine Bluff Yard,” said Stevens. No... Read More.

Union Pacific laying off staff because of the virus outbreak

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Union Pacific Corp. is furloughing most of the staff at its facility in Little Rock that repairs the railroad’s locomotives after seeing a substantial drop in business volume because of the coronavirus pandemic, a company representative said. Kristen South, the... Read More.
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Union Pacific Train Train Accident In Jefferson County

A news release that was issued said that there were a dozen tanker cars involved, and there were no hazardous materials and nothing leaking from the train tanker cars. The cause of the derailment is unknown, and there are no reported injuries at the... Read More.