UP train speed
25.0 mph
31 listed facilities in Iowa.
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UP train speed
25.0 mph
31 listed facilities in Iowa.
UP terminal dwell
19.9 hrs
Latest system-level dwell reading from the operating metrics feed.
UP revenue
$6,150M
Q3 2025 operating ratio 58.7%.
UP top commodity
Containers
61,135 weekly carloads in the latest commodity breakdown.
Incident on 2026-02-26: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries. Estimated damage: $291093
NE
Incident on 2026-02-26: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries. Estimated damage: $291093
NE
Incident on 2026-02-25: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries. Estimated damage: $111523
IL
Incident on 2026-02-25: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries. Estimated damage: $111523
IL
The Surface Transportation Board today announced that it has received a revised major merger application from Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern. [Click for full press release.]
The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) today issued a Final Environmental Assessment (Final EA) for the proposed construction of approximately six miles of new rail line in Mesa, Arizona by Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP). [Click for full press release.]
Fairfax, Iowa
CN · UP
Rail to Truck · Rail to Warehouse +5 more
Railcar Storage · Bulk Storage +3 more
Dry Bulk · Liquids · Oversized +1 more
Seen Mar 2026
Keokuk, Iowa
BNSF · CN · NS +1 more
Railcar Storage
800 cars
Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
CN · UP
Railcar Storage
400 cars
Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Garnavillo, Iowa
BNSF · CN · CPKC +3 more
Railcar Storage · Storage Yard
3 cars
Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Sioux City, Iowa
BNSF · CN · UP
Railcar Storage · Storage Yard
250 cars
Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Waterloo, Iowa
CN
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa
CN
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Iowa City, Iowa
CN
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Dubuque, Iowa
CN
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Davenport, Iowa
CN
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Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Bettendorf, Iowa
CN
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Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Muscatine, Iowa
CN
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Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Clinton, Iowa
CN
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Fort Dodge, Iowa
CN
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Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Mason City, Iowa
CN
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Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Decorah, Iowa
CN
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Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Oelwein, Iowa
CN
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Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Independence, Iowa
CN
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Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Manchester, Iowa
CN
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Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Waverly, Iowa
CN
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Charles City, Iowa
CN
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Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
New Hampton, Iowa
CN
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Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Waukon, Iowa
CN
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Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Cresco, Iowa
CN
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Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Calmar, Iowa
CN
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Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Muscatine, Iowa
CN
Sand/Gravel
Seen Mar 2026
Oelwein, Iowa
CN
Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Waterloo, Iowa
CN
Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Waterloo, Iowa
CN
Sand/Gravel
Seen Mar 2026
Dubuque, Iowa
CN
Rail to Truck · Truck to Rail
Grain · Agricultural
Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.