
50 Year Railroader Richard Hockett Traveled Many Roads Toward Railroad Career
By following his father’s path, Richard Hockett Jr., the son of a railroader, embarked on a railroad career spanning 50 years.
By following his father’s path, Richard Hockett Jr., the son of a railroader, embarked on a railroad career spanning 50 years.
After more than 50 years, Conductor Jim Creel still enjoys seeing different towns, landscapes and seasons through the black-framed windshield of a Union Pacific locomotive.
Ellis Lister Jr. has been living out his childhood dream as a railroader for nearly 51 years.
A strong working relationship led one of Union Pacific’s Redding, California, customers to recently invest in its rail operations, installing two new tracks to grow its cement business with Union Pacific and boost the local economy.
MaryAnn Hennessy and her three daughters–Brandy Lloyd, Tiffany Mace, and Lindsey Stoddard have more in common than being family members and train crew professionals who work for Union Pacific Railroad. The women also share a rich railroad history that extends back through five generations of Hennessys.
How do Union Pacific (UP) employees provide safe and reliable service year-after-year in a 24/7 outdoor factory? Conductor Antonio Marquez credits his 18-year reportable injury-free career to situational awareness and knowing what’s required to safely complete each job.
The corrugated box arrives on your front porch carrying flannel pajamas and slippers, only to leave via the recycling bin on your back porch. The box will return, however, either to your porch or maybe your neighbor’s after winding its way through the supply chain with the help of Union Pacific and its Forest Products Scrap Paper Campaign.
You expect innovation from a name like Union Pacific, although with the company’s rich history, you may be surprised how far its achievements in technology and engineering reach. Take for example the ski chairlift, spotlighted in the Union Pacific Museum’s newest exhibit, “Discovered!: Winter Sports Under a Summer Sun: The Railroad and Sun Valley.”
Union Pacific (UP) employees may notice some new tech riding the rails this fall—50 railcars equipped with a GPS device are being released onto the network, providing real-time information and visibility of the car’s location, condition and health to shippers, railcar owners and railroads.
A spotlight on Latinx experiences in the railroad industry.