UNION PACIFIC IN
NEBRASKA
2016 FAST FACTS
Miles of Track .............................................................. 1,066
Annual Payroll................................................. $926.7 million
TOP FIVE COMMODITIES SHIPPED
2016 BY VOLUME
1
GRAIN
Capital Investment ..........................................$251.4 million
2
CORN REFINING
Employees ................................................................... 8,741
3
FEED AND ANIMAL PROTEIN
4
MEALS AND OILS
5
WHEAT AND FLOUR
In-State Purchases ............................................$154 million
U.S. Jobs Supported* ................................................ 78,669
*Each American freight rail job supports 9 jobs elsewhere in the
U.S. economy. (Association of American Railroads)
TOP FIVE COMMODITIES RECEIVED
2016 BY VOLUME
1
COAL
2
FERTILIZER
3
STEEL
4
FERROUS SCRAP
5
INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS
RAIL CARS ORIGINATED IN NEBRASKA
PROUD TO CALL NEBRASKA HOME
2012 ......................................................................... 296,222
Union Pacific has called Omaha home since President
Abraham Lincoln created the company by signing the
Pacific Railroad Act of July 1, 1862. Since then, Union
Pacific and Nebraska literally have grown up together. In
2004, the company moved into its current 19-story, 1.2million-square-foot headquarters in downtown Omaha. The
building has enough space to hold approximately 4,000
employees.
2013 ......................................................................... 322,274
2014 ......................................................................... 380,248
2015 ......................................................................... 363,979
2016 ......................................................................... 372,964
RAIL CARS TERMINATED IN NEBRASKA
2012 ......................................................................... 277,792
2013 ......................................................................... 286,292
Omaha is also home to the Harriman Dispatching Center,
one of the largest and most technologically advanced
dispatching facilities in the country.
2014 ......................................................................... 294,756
2015 ......................................................................... 301,518
2016 ......................................................................... 292,871
In addition to providing vital transportation services for the
state’s industries, Union Pacific contributes to Nebraska’s
economic health by providing quality jobs, purchasing
goods and services within the state, and paying millions of
dollars in taxes.
Union Pacific’s main line through central Nebraska is the
busiest rail freight corridor in America. The route boasts
one of the longest triple-tracked sections in the country to
accommodate the heavy traffic.
UNION PACIFIC IN NEBRASKA
Bailey Yard in North Platte also is the world’s largest freight
classification yard. It covers 2,850 acres and incorporates
more than 300 miles of track. Approximately 10,000 rail
cars are handled within the facility. Of those, almost 3,000
are sorted daily in the yard’s eastward and westward yards.
Union Pacific’s capital investment in Nebraska between
2012 and 2016 was more than $1.4 billion.
SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE
In 2016, Union Pacific provided more than $6.2 million to
Nebraska charitable organizations, such as the Big
Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands, Food Bank for the
Heartland and Youth Emergency Services.
These organizations were reached through a combination
of the Union Pacific Foundation, matching gifts and
corporate contributions. The Union Pacific Foundation is
the primary philanthropic arm of Union Pacific Corporation
and has distributed funds since 1959 to qualified
organizations in communities served by Union Pacific.
AMERICA’S PREMIER RAILROAD
One of America's most recognized companies, Union
Pacific Railroad (NYSE: UNP) connects 23 states in the
western two-thirds of the country by rail, providing a critical
link in the global supply chain. From 2006-2016, Union
Pacific invested approximately $34 billion in its network and
operations to support America's transportation
infrastructure. The railroad's diversified business mix
includes Agricultural Products, Automotive, Chemicals,
Coal, Industrial Products and Intermodal. Union Pacific
serves many of the fastest-growing U.S. population
centers, operates from all major West Coast and Gulf
Coast ports to eastern gateways, connects with Canada's
rail systems and is the only railroad serving all six major
Mexico gateways. Union Pacific provides value to its
roughly 10,000 customers by delivering products in a safe,
reliable, fuel-efficient and environmentally responsible
manner.
CONTACT US
24-Hour Emergency Hotline – Response Management:
(888) 877-7267
Corporate Headquarters: (402) 544-5000 or
(888) 870-8777
Kelli O’Brien, Public Affairs: (402) 544-4749