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Union Pacific May Benefit From Mexico Energy Reform
Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) generates around 10% of its revenue from shipments to and from Mexico. We believe that with the new energy sector reform in Mexico, this number could go up driven by an increase in Union Pacific’s Mexico shipments of indu...
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Agricultural And Intermodal Shipments Drive Union Pacific’s Earnings
Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) reported its second quarter 2014 results posting strong growth in revenue and volume. Its revenue grew 10% year-on-year, to reach $5.7 billion, driven by double digit volume growth at its Agricultural and Intermodal segme...
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Strong Volume Growth Will Drive Union Pacific’s Earnings, However Coal May Cause a Drag
Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP), one of the leading railroads in the U.S., is set to announce its second quarter results on July 24. We expect to see an increase in revenue and volume driven by growth across Union Pacific’s agricultural, aut...
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Union Pacific Increases Focus on Intermodal To Capitalize On Growing Demand
Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) recently announced that it has increased the frequency of two of its intermodal services running to and from Chicago in order to meet the demand for truck-competitive services. One of the services, the Portla...
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Norfolk Southern And CSX May See Higher Growth In The Future Than Union Pacific
Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) and CSX (NYSE: CSX) are railroads operating in the eastern part of the U.S. while Union Pacific operates in the mid and western part of the U.S. Of the three railroad companies, Union Pacific is the largest with reve...
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Investments By Railroads And Trucking Constraints Drive Railroad Intermodal Volumes
Intermodal is a lucrative business for the U.S. railroads given its strong growth and opportunity. It helps generate a significant portion of revenues for railroads. In 2013, CSX (NYSE:CSX), Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) and Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP...
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Why Union Pacific Is The Leader In Automotive Shipments Amongst U.S. Railroads
Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) is a leading railroad company in the U.S. It generated around 10% of its revenue in 2013 by transporting finished vehicles, pre-owned vehicles and spare parts, which constitute its automotive segment. Other major railroad...
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Union Pacific Posts Strong Growth Despite Increase In Operating Expense
Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP), one of the leading railroads in the U.S., posted overall revenue growth of 6% in the first quarter 2014 to reach $5.6 billion. Growth in revenue was driven by a 5% increase in volume and 1% increase in averag...
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Union Pacific’s Earnings Preview: Volume Growth May Offset High Operating Costs
Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP), one of the leading railroad networks in the U.S., will report its first quarter 2014 results on April 17, 2014. We believe that volume growth and pricing gains will be a major factor driving earnings in the f...
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“Reciprocal Switching” May Negatively Impact Railroads By Eating Into Revenues
In July 2011, the National Industrial Transportation League set forth a proposal to the Surface Transportation Board of the U.S. requesting that new rules be established regarding switching of freight between Class I railroads on request from cap...
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Growing Demand For Plastic and Industrial Chemicals Will Boost Union Pacific’s Chemical Shipments
Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP), one of the leading railroad companies in the U.S., generates 17% of its revenues through chemical shipments. Industrial chemicals and plastics represent close to 45 % of Union Pacific’s chemical shipment volu...
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New Tank Car Regulations Proposed By AAR May Negatively Impact Railroads
In the wake of recent accidents involving derailing of railroads carrying crude oil, the Association of American Railroads, a trade group representing the North American railroads including CSX (NYSE:CSX), Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC)and Union Pac...
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Union Pacific Set To Benefit From New Rail Facility In Santa Teresa
Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP), one of the leading railroad networks in the U.S., announced the completion of its new rail facility in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. The facility involved an investment of more than $400 million and was scheduled...
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Will Railroads’ Coal Woes End In 2014?
Declining coal shipments have been a major hurdle for North American railroad companies throughout 2012 and 2013. Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) reported a decline of 10% in coal shipments for 2013. Also, CSX (NYSE:CSX) and Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) ...
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Union Pacific’s Overall Volume Grows Despite Weak Coal Shipments
Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP), one of the leading railroad networks in the U.S., posted overall volume growth of 2% in the fourth quarter 2013, despite a significant decline of 10% in coal shipments, supported by strong growth in agricult...
