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December 18, 2023 | Employment

IRJ Young Rail Leaders Award 2023: Part 4

IRJ shines the spotlight on the final winners of our 2023 Young Leaders in Rail Awards.

August 3, 2023 | Freight

Top management shake-up at Union Pacific

Jim Vena appointed as CEO and Beth Whited becomes president of the Class 1 railway.

June 19, 2023 | Employment

IRJ Women in Rail Award 2023: Part 4

IRJ’s editorial team profiles the last four winners of our second Women in Rail Award.

March 13, 2023 | Freight

Soroban urges UP board to pick Jim Vena as next CEO

Investment firm says operating expert can restore performance and shareholder value.

December 14, 2022 | Employment

IRJ Young Leaders in Rail Awards 2022: Part 3

IRJ’s editorial team shines the spotlight on the final winners of our inaugural Young Leaders in Rail Awards.

July 19, 2022 | Podcasts

Passenger Trains on Freight Railroads: “It’s not rocket science, it’s about cutting the right business deal”

Industry icons Gene Skoropowski and Tom Mulligan recall their long association as, respectively, managing director of California’s Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority and Union Pacific director of passenger rail operations with Railway Age editor-in-chief, William Vantuono.

June 1, 2022 | Employment

IRJ Women in Rail Awards 2022: Part 1

IRJ’s editorial team shines the spotlight on the first three winners of our inaugural Women in Rail Awards.

June 28, 2021 | Podcasts

2021 RT&S Top Projects, Part 2

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November 4, 2019 | Freight

Union Pacific: on the rail road to ATO

Enhanced energy management systems, smart end-of-train devices, and moving block signalling are all under development at United States Class 1 railway Union Pacific as it embarks on a journey to autonomous operation. With the threat from automated trucking ever more apparent, UP presented its current work and thinking at Railway Interchange in Minneapolis. Kevin Smith was in the audience.

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