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14 hrs ago | KTVK Phoenix

Railroad pauses expansion projects in Pinal County

Several construction projects to increase Union Pacific's freight-moving capacity on the railroad's main line across southern Arizona and New Mexico are being temporarily sidetracked by the recession.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Railroads, Arizona

Thu Dec 03, 2009

TheStreet.com

by the Charts: Is Buffett Inspiring a Rail Bubble?

The Warren Buffett bubble in railroads has burst twice already; is it going to be punctured again before year-end? That is the question being posed by UBS Investment Research, and which led to a downgrade on Union Pacific , judged by UBS the most expensive stock in the rail sector.

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Related Topix: Warren Buffett, Transportation, Railroads, Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance, Business News

Tue Dec 01, 2009

Motley Fool

This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades

David Gardner's top pick took an epic run of 1,334%! See what hea s recommending that you buy NEXT.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Construction, Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance, Investment Services, Railroads, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Transportation, CSX

Sun Nov 29, 2009

SFGate

Union Pacific wins award for cutting air pollution

Union Pacific's efforts to reduce air pollution around the busy California ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have been recognized.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Railroads, Los Angeles Metro, Long Beach, CA, Industry, CA, Commerce, CA

Fri Nov 27, 2009

WEBSPHERE Journal

Rothman Research Initiates Research on Companies in the Basic Materials & Services Sectors

U.S. market slipped nominal. As today's market news unfolds Rothman Research begun tracking the following companies Great Basin Gold Ltd.

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Related Topix: Energy, El Paso, Oil & Gas, Murphy Oil, Railroads, Transportation, Trucking, United Parcel Service, Air Courier, Office Equipment, Office Depot, Retail

Thu Nov 26, 2009

Fulton County Daily Report

Three stocks show growth at reasonable price

As an unrepentant cheapskate, I almost never pay more than 15 times earnings for a stock.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Walt Disney, Television, Media, Railroads, Transportation, Warren Buffett, Construction, Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance, Investment Services, Opinion

Wed Nov 25, 2009

Sacramento Business Journal

Union Pacific opens new Donner Pass route

A 12-month construction project to enable Union Pacific trains to take a shorter, faster and more efficient route between the Bay Area and Reno over the Donner Pass is complete.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Railroads, Placer County, CA

Tue Nov 24, 2009

TheReader.com

Omaha Weekly Reader

Campus Champs by Jill Bruckner Robberts More than 100 years in the making, the University of Nebraska at Omaha graduated top in its class as Omaha's Best College/University in the 2009 Readers' Choice Awards.

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Related Topix: Omaha, NE, University of Nebraska Omaha, Transportation, Railroads

Sun Nov 22, 2009

cbs4denver.com

Idled Rail Cars Get Nickname: "Iron Curtain''

Idled railcars sitting empty on miles of tracks in southeastern Colorado near Ordway have been nicknamed, "The Iron Curtain" by residents and have gotten the attention of Congresswoman Betsy Markey.

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Related Topix: Ordway, CO, Transportation, Railroads

Fri Nov 20, 2009

MarketNewsVideo

Daily Dividend Report: DPS, HPQ, HD, UNP, FDX

This morning, Dr. Pepper Snapple declared its first-ever quarterly dividend of fifteen cents per share.

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Related Topix: HP, Computers, Transportation, Railroads, Business News, Video

Thu Nov 19, 2009

M2.com

www.PicksThatMove.com: "Picks that move" Alerts, November 19, 2009: MA, FGP, UNP, MOT, HSC and AGP

Picksthatmove.com Alerts include MasterCard Incorporated ; Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. ; Union Pacific Corporation ; Motorola, Inc.

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Related Topix: Ferrellgas Partners LP, Retail, Energy, Oil & Gas, Financial Services, MasterCard Incorporated, Transportation, Railroads, Wireless, Telecom, Motorola

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Neb. court says ex-worker can sue Union Pacific

A Nebraska appeals court on Tuesday reinstated a lawsuit from a former Union Pacific Railroad worker who claims the company should have better protected her from West Nile virus.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Railroads, West Nile Virus, Health, Douglas, WY, Gillette, WY

Mon Nov 16, 2009

WOWT-TV Omaha

Christmas Tree Arrives At Durham Museum

A tradition started 75 years ago by Union Pacific continued Monday as employees delivered the perfect Christmas tree to Omaha's Durham Museum.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Railroads, Omaha, NE

Wed Nov 11, 2009

SchaeffersResearch.com Daily Market Blog

Put Trading Grows on Union Pacific

Drilling down on the action in the front three months of options, we find that the November 60 call added more than 9,000 new positions, while the November 60 put added approximately 7,500 new positions.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Railroads, Financial Markets, Personal Finance, Day Trading

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Examiner.com

Railroad stocks not fazed by Berkshire's planned sale

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway plans to sell all of its holdings of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern due to the planned purchase of Burlington Northern.

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Related Topix: Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance, Warren Buffett, Transportation, Railroads, Construction, Investment Services, Norfolk Southern, Burlington Northern Santa Fe

WOWT-TV Omaha

Council Approves 'Mike Fahey Street'

Former Omaha Mayor Mike Fahey will soon have a street named after him. Tuesday afternoon, the Omaha City Council voted to rename seven blocks of Webster Street to "Mike Fahey Street." The city council voted 4-2 in favor of the proposal requested by Creighton University and Union Pacific.

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Related Topix: Omaha, NE, Creighton University, Transportation, Railroads

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Action 3 News

Berkshire to sell UP, Norfolk Southern stakes

Warren Buffett's company will sell its stakes in Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads before it completes its $26.3 billion acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

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Related Topix: Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance, Transportation, Railroads, Norfolk Southern, Warren Buffett, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Construction, Investment Services

Omaha World-Herald

Battlefield for 2 titan railways

In 1875, just eight years after Nebraska achieved statehood, a Burlington affiliate was laying down tracks in eastern Nebraska.

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Related Topix: Nebraska, Transportation, Railroads, Warren Buffett, Omaha, NE, Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Bloomberg.com

Buffett's Burlington Buy Includes CEO Who Engineered Top Railroad in U.S.

Warren Buffett didna t just buy a railroad when he announced his purchase of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

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Related Topix: Railroads, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Warren Buffett, Dallas Metro, Transportation, Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance, Construction, Investment Services

Sat Nov 07, 2009

KSL TV

Danger at the tracks: Video shows students crossing railroad through stalled trains

Union Pacific says it'll look into more patrols and outreach after a man's account and cell phone video highlighted a dangerous practice at a railroad crossing in Salt Lake City.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Railroads, Salt Lake City, UT, Family, Kids

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