They keep milking the cash cow. Training budgets slashed , only new employees are allowed to attend now. Oil changes at 7500 miles . Credit card $ charges limited. No safety meeting meals. When will it ever stop ?
Atda submitted the wrong format for A cards?
The UP dispatchers submitted enough A- cards for a vote but the cards were not formatted correctly so no vote Way to go ATDA
Waver on locomotive inspections.
On September 1, 2026, the Federal Railroad Administration published Union Pacific’s petition for a waiver from part of the locomotive periodic-inspection rules. UP wants to eliminate the requirement that one of the recurring inspections on qualifying... — read more
mp 518 safety faults
Pratt subdivision. Lots a safety problems there needs fixed. Wires layed on ground. Backside washed away , no way to stand there with door open , very risky, dont wanna fall down the hill and bust your butt. Wish they bring in big load of... — read more
More layoffs in October
We always have layoffs in October, I don't see why this year would be different.
Forced Overtime
New mechanical forced overtime policy of the week. You live here now! If you’re good and the director likes you, you may get to see your kids three hours a week (but only if they come to the shop). Now get to work you slaves! Oh, and your union said... — read more
Employee Engagement Survey
Have you submitted your voluntary and confidental Employee Engagement Survey yet?
Railway Age
Shane keller wasnt relevant when he was forced to retire from UP years ago. Now he's trying real hard to get attention with a merger support article in Aug 25 Railway Age article. In his brilliant words, not mine, his guilt states hes not paid to... — read more
Courage to Care UP
Courage to care. Fired conductor of 8 years due to attendance. Disability appointments not approved. Points to dismissal. Marine / army wife with disability Courage to care Union Pacific. Semper Fidelis not……….
FTX Overload
Keep your eyes open , name of the game is FTX until you limit out on MAPS , then your gone BEFORE the merger ! managers may choose who they test more , the use of drone FTX and camera FTX will increase substantially along with bird dogging. No back... — read more
UP Electricians
I don’t know any electricians at any other major shops so I decided to reach out here. I don’t know how things are at your shop but the opinion at my shop is that we aren’t getting any union support at all. The IBEW has been nothing but crickets for... — read more
Rocky mountain service unit
RMSU is gone Nor Cal and PNW still online heard certain teams in mechanical came close to being shut down, territory got expanded here. Sounds like more TCIs will be in the works as they want everyone mobile.
Atda files with Board to represent UP dispatchers
Will the dispatchers unionize or stay "management"
Hold your horses! Intermodel
shutting down California's hot shots! Low volume! Go trump
Union Pacific is silently laying off citizens and keeping employees on H1B
Please be aware of this visa abuse. It is favoring H1B employees over citizens. It is silently laying off US citizens.
Up dispatchers going union
I hear a vote is on the horizon
Trump Loco
What happened to the Trump loco? It’s like it has disappeared. Not at any celebrations for the 250th. Not really any coverage about it. Seems odd after all that was done to get this thing made. No mention of it by The White House or Trump... — read more
July 4th
Happy Birthday America. God bless the USA.
Union Pacific adds peak surcharges in Southern California
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/union-pacific-adds-peak-surcharges-in-southern-california
Cuts
Get ready! Plan ahead talks of big cuts coming this fall. Mostly to mechanical shop jobs.
Career advancement
Is there opportunity for career advancement anymore once the merger goes through? My mates at BNSF say they don't see opportunities like they used to. The merger would mean more management to cull through already.
Trump Train in Omaha
The UP Trump Train is in Omaha for the College World Series. Numerous signs around it protesting. What an embarrassment for the company... all because Vena wants the merger to go through.
Investigate unions
How do we go about having our own unions investigated for not doing their jobs? Clearly, the production hike is correlating with injuries and incidences. It appears they want transportation to do inspections and just Carmen to the shop and... — read more
Union Pacific is favoring H1B over citizens
Company is retaining H1B and prioritizing visa holder over citizens. Use USCIS tip to report the abuse .
NCFO General Chairman Useless
Doesn’t seem like the leadership is doing a very good job or even cares about their members. Hearing a local chairman, got taken out by management at the same location of the previous local chairman was taken out at. Seems like targeting… Not to... — read more
Why so many trailers with camera's at Gemco?
Why at a location like Gemco ,does the company have 2 mobile trailers with Cameras 📷 posted up in the same area, having to spy on us? One should be enough. What are the watching? Ballast? Shutdown power?
Machinist/MSO
Anyone know why the MSO craft lost the right to do the Machinist 9414 and outbound jobs?
The not doing anything cones
They say it’s about walking around your vehicle, but the truth is you’re not doing anything on camera cone.
Vena is desperate
I saw today that Vena is now asking people to contact their elected government representatives and ask them to approve/support his buyout of NS. This guy is so desperate for this to happen it is sickening.
Something big!
Mass furloughs are going to happen in Houston! Talk to your managers, train runner managers! The writing is on the walls. It’s going to be before the new machinist apprentices start. They’re hiring them as we speak! Both managers and tradesmen will... — read more
A Pile UP a day on the UP won't keep FRA away.
A pile UP a day won't keep the FRA away. Just paid off and don't see nothing
Merger- What happens to Mechanical
I’m guessing if and when the merger happens that Jeremy will finally retire and Grace replaced with the NS woman of the year in Mechanical. Merger can’t come soon enough so we get back to some good leadership in Mechanical.
New Aruba ordering system
Does anybody know to make the new Aruba part ordering setup work ? People tell me they order parts and some of them never arrive. Non stock parts don't go through. Those prices are too much on Aruba, 5 gal. paint is $144, at big box store it's $99... — read more
Why is lying encouraged?
Why is it everyday we are instructed to lie about what we do? Manager and GM both tell me to Customer Exception cars in my work order reporting today and blame the customer for cars not getting spotted because we didn't have crews to pull the... — read more
Big Boy 4014 is off!
How sweet is it that Union Pacific is the only railroad that investing to bring history to life! Proud to be a part of a company that cares about our American heritage and the future of rail! So many people are being blessed with the hard work and... — read more
UP Dispatchers
How many more quarter-zip pullovers with Iron Pulse logos will it take to buy your job? UP is doing this to keep you distracted from the fact they are trying to eliminate your positions. They even tell you in the Town Hall meetings they are using... — read more
Trump lovomotive
Did everyone see the announcement that UP just launched a new Trump locomotive. Thoughts?
Trespassers
Trespassers on the UPRR on Youtube. Posted 10 hours ago. https://youtu.be/zSbn6L4hL1Y?si=JCVM8BATX-_EZjXG
Any other points have managers must have a 40% failure rate in testing?
People are walking on eggshells over very stupid things. Most of it is very questionable union has been contacted. Anything to do with merger?
Hold on tight!
Its about to go down! More cuts 2nd week in March. Don't say i told you so. Bucci's is always hiring