I've been hearing about places being quietly shut down. I know this is true because of a place that I used to work at was just shut down.
Mechanical
MSO craft has taken over 9414 over most locations by now. Anyone know if this includes outbound departure air brakes and PTC test? Also, how did this takeover affect the other crafts. Post your cons and pros here. Thanks!
Gator
Effective October 2025, all locals, switchers, in Lake Charles, Kinder, Orange, and Beaumont will be handled by BNSF - Genesis Wyoming contractors. BNSF will report to Orange, Texas to go on duty for these jobs.
Reorganization?
Is there a reorg underway? Been hearing things.
House of cards
A lot of uneasy looking mangers walking around- something is going on !
Big layoffs coming in Texas
More big cutoffs are coming to Texas , where they have the lowest paid TEY trip rates and low paid everything and don't fix the tracks and ya get 7 pages of FORM A's the printer throws at you when you come to work on the Austin and Del Rio... — read more
CHICAGO UP/METRA SPLIT
Everyone place your bids and choose wisely if you signed your attestation forms. I’m not going to commuter - Metra has been reported within the last few months to be facing financial woes and time off, health insurance, FMLA, etc is in the... — read more
Beware
Get off this site everyone working class It is compromised by Omaha !
2025
Is anyone going to build America in 2025 ?
UP dedicated management
I seen UP management is working Christmas Day to delete threads and posts. What a joke. So much for 1st amendment.
More Death in Texas . . . nothing to see here
Tough two weeks in Texas, if you are a school kid or a railroad employee . . . move along, nothing to see here.
Help Wanted
Noticed on the UP job postings page today there are nearly 100 job postings, most if not all craft professionals. Is this for real, or is UP trying to make it LOOK like they are hiring to cover up for an upcoming trial? Seems weird in this era that... — read more
No amount of administration will prevent accidents and mistakes
Normal work hours, workforce treated with respect, competent managers, and the number of employees sufficient to do the amount of work will. Administrative work, aka trying to cover cr-p with papers, can not alleviate the effects of constant cost... — read more
What If…….
What if the mechanical employees at the UP were to join together as a group and tell the executives that they’re not going to force us to work overtime? We could maybe build an association of sorts that stands up for our rights and fund it by taking... — read more
ATDA
Are the Dispatchers unionizing
Camera footage
Make sure yall are doing what you're suppose to be doing on these trains. Management is saving the footage to release 100s of hours of guys sleeping, not doing roll byes, not doing paperwork to give to Congress to get 1 man crews.
TYPICAL UP... Getting Scolded For Not Doing What They Have Been Told To Do.
https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/regulators-scold-union-pacific-for-lack-of-cooperation/
WHY ARE THEY HIRING FOR YERMO,CA
WHY IS THIS STUPID OUTFIT HIRING FOR YERMO ,CA? DID THE PERVIOUS CREWS BAIL TO VEGAS AND OR LA?
ATTENTION managers!
After so many safety blitzes, conference calls, critical rules reviews, etc and managers are still asking why are accidents / incidents still happening? After all the layoffs and reduction in head count, all levels of management continue to increase... — read more
Do yourselves a favor
Get out of the clown show that is UP right now. Things will just continue to go downhill here.
Uion Pacific Layoffs 2025
This is a master thread about Uion Pacific layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?
UP & CSX opt out of national negotiations
They want to go to a local strategy. https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/11/01/for-first-time-in-61-years-freight-rails-split-on-union-strategy.html
Survey is done
The employee engagement survey is done. Have you noticed management being a little nicer to you recently?Checking on you? Promising things like better schedules and maybe OT? That is over. The critical rule blitz is returning starting today. You have... — read more
Camera for Critical Rules
We now have Sr. Managers in West Colton in Mechanical Dept. reviewing cameras and assessing discipline for critical rules after the fact!
The Fix is about to be kicked out of the hen house
Big Jim is on his way out boys! Apparently he's just not that good at his job. Apparently there will be other executives shown the door as well. Hang in there boys it's gonna get bumpy!
Carmen penciling in Class 1 A's
West bound Z out of North Platte last night. Out bound crew gets called and asked if they are ready to leave. " No" waiting on carmen. Yardmaster informs them carmen are done. Crew replies they got on train as soon as it stopped and was never... — read more
operating ratio
Why don't rr talk about the operating ratio any more ?
poor business practices
https://www.mhlnews.com/transportation-distribution/article/55237429/are-railroads-slowly-committing-su----e .. A look at story. What do you think about it ?
Real question mangers/excutives?
Do you all really want ? To know ? How the average railroad crafts person / engineer/conductor thinks ? Why troll here just ask us . We will be more than happy to tell you , literally there is nothing to fear , we are people just like you . Ask your... — read more
Cuts?
I have heard a rumor of cuts around the week of thanksgiving to November 1st. Mainly in the card dept. Has anyone heard anything?
Vena should climb camelback
Hes been here 2x and 2nd time, showing his operating experience doesn't translate to CEO. Lackluster earnings and vision. He can't cut anymore and should have cut execs who Lance never did. Instead, Vena math got him nothing cutting the people who... — read more
Stop Rushing
So the director of operating practices sends out a message telling us to stop rushing. Which directly contradicts what microman has been saying the last 6+ years. So which is? What exactly do you want from us? We're told that track speed in the... — read more
How's your car dept. holding up?
The word is out there are going to be cuts right before Thanksgiving. We all know the routine.. I'll believe it when I see it. Hang in there!
Brakeman agreement
Everyone needs to vote yes!!! We weren't suppose to have a brakeman since 1991, so if they're giving us the option to get something for it vote yes before it goes to the PEB board and we get nothing!
Strike
Longshoremen are on strike! Let’s goooooo!! At least someone is represented by a union with ba--s! Smart is a bunch of pu--ys!
Palestine? Is it possible to win?
The carrier will be shutting down Palestine, TX if the courts don't step in. Who would be doing the work and why can't it be time claimed?
How long until it all breaks down?
We are under so much pressure to work more with less and under a constant threat of losing our jobs. Our work can not possibly compensate for all the cost-cutting, even if we worked 24 hours a day and if we were superhumans. We are about to reach the... — read more
Look Out Folks
Looks like UPs disregarding their own made up discipline policy lately. First strike and your OUT. Signals been getting hit hard this past month. Follow EVERY rule no matter what. Even if it takes all day or goes in alert status!
Hiring bonus
Up north platte is having hiring bonuses 10000 _15000 don't do it jv treats everybody below jim bad it isn't worth the cr-p if an emergency happens to bad your supposed to be at work that is the mentality at union pacific 20 + year veteran here it... — read more