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Union Pacific Hauls In Strong Earnings Despite Weaker Coal Volumes
Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP), the largest class-1 railroad in the United States, recently reported a huge 14% and 33% jump in its first quarter revenue and operating income, respective. A modest recovery in the U.S. economy led to volumes...
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Union Pacific Q1 Preview: Better Volumes And Pricing To Support Outlook
Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP), the largest U.S. railroad company by market capitalization, will announce its first quarter earnings on Thursday. We expect that higher traffic volumes, mainly from new oil and gas drilling sites, coupled wit...
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Rail Carriers Feel The Heat of Regulation Amid Mixed Traffic Data
The latest report by the Association of American Railroads released on March 29, shows mixed trends in U.S. railroad traffic this quarter as coal witnessed a decline in volumes. Carload volumes were down 2.2% while intermodal volumes increased by...
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EPA’s New Regulations Hit Railroad Companies, Could Boost Coal Exports
Last Tuesday, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its first carbon pollution standard for new power plants. The EPA move will discourage new coal fired power plants from being built, which will substantially dampen domestic ...
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CSX Rides to $27 With Stronger Economy & High Oil Prices
Cheap natural gas and environmental laws are driving utilities away from coal. As more coal-fired plants shift to natural gas, we expect the drop in demand for coal will affect railroads, such as CSX Corporation (NYSE:CSX), Norfolk Southern Corpo...
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Union Pacific Earnings Preview: Trends to Watch Thursday
Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) is set to report its earnings this week, on January 19th. It will be the first among the U.S. Class I railroads, that include CSX Corporation (NYSE:CSX), Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC) and Kansas City...
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Union Pacific $114 Value: Railroads Will Maintain Growth in 2012
The latest jobless claims report saw the lowest number of claims in more than three and a half years. The claims dropped by 4,000 to 364,000, the lowest since April 2008. Though this is certainly good news for the economy, which has been battling...
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Railroads Chug Along This Holiday Season as Risk of Strike Eases
Two more unions have settled contract terms with the railroads, bringing the total to 12 unions to have struck a consensus with the rail carriers. The only one remaining, The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees, intends to carry on the ne...
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Weekly Notes: Union Pacific Upgrades Infrastructure on Asian Demand
Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) is investing to improve transportation infrastructure and add capacity in order to benefit from the anticipated increase in demand for rail services. It plans to invest in transloading terminals, track renewal...
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Union Pacific Q3 Earnings: Expect Solid Results, Estimate $112
Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) is scheduled to report its third quarter earnings Thursday, October 20 before market open. We believe that a recovery in rail traffic coupled with strong industry pricing power will help the company sustain do...
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Union Pacific Worth $112: High Fuel Prices Support Rail Demand & Margin Upside
Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) is the largest railroad network in the United States by the number of route miles owned. The company operates on nearly 32,000 miles of track, of which it owns about 26,000 miles of track outright. Union Pacif...
