J. Givins is coming to DeSoto next Wednesday. I’m sure he’ll bring plenty of good news and motivation to the shop, telling everyone that if they work extra hard and don’t turn in injuries, then nothing bad will happen to them.

You can see where they are going by using the plane id numbers in flight tracker websites. Most flights in USA file a flight plan.

Is there anyone who can confirm Vena paid a visit to Pine Bluff yesterday? I was told he was supposed to go speak with carmen.

August: CEO visited LA, Portland, Las Vegas and Kansas City. Anyone have any info regarding his visit to these locations?

Good luck folks.

Has there been any update on the Palestine Car Shop? The last word out was the US Supreme Court refused to hear the case and referred to the lower court decision. And that was UP can abandon the 1870 contract and, soforth, close the shop. But, it's... — read more 

Anybody heard if maintenance of way is getting cut down? Haven’t heard anything.

Is Kenny the next executive to jump ship? Rumor has it he just dumped 50 percent of his shares in the Company???? In other news, whats going on over at West Colton?? Is the are the rumors true???

The Facilities Electricians and Water Servce were laid off today in the northern region. I'm guessing with all the yard closures they are not needed any more.

Vena and Beth to visit Houston October 31th.

If you haven’t watched the YouTube clip of Shawn Fain ripping into the big 3 CEO’s and the investors I highly recommend taking out 30 min to watch it. That guy is the real deal and a TRUE leader that don’t take any sh-t!

Heavy toxic smoke from rail cars on fire Bailey yard. Evacuations in process closing highway 30 rerouting traffic.

There is a major focus on recrews again as Vena wants to reduce TE&Y. Follow all rules to the T and make sure your locomotive consist is fully compliant before departure. Him laying off mechanical employees does not fall burden on you or your career... — read more 

I am an employee, sadly I am embarrassed by the poorly written responses to the letter written by the FRA. Amit Bose like him or not has a Juris Doctorate from Columbia university. A billion dollar company can’t hire someone to put together a better... — read more 

Heard Lathrop and Oakland are going bye bye. Intermodel being worked and repaired by contractors

This is just a rumor heard today, no “inside source”. V man is gonna cut 20% of the signal dept and he is looking at te&y also. Cant imagine anymore being piled onto us in maintenance. Stuff we used to fix in a day now takes weeks before we get to it... — read more 

https://northplattebulletin.com/union-pacific-responds-to-inspectors-claims-of-unsafe-equipment/ Responding to another FRA concern Vena also said recent layoffs have no correlation to the company’s ability to make mechanical repairs. He said the... — read more 

https://www.progressiverailroading.com/union_pacific/news/FRA-raises-safety-concerns-about-UPs-rolling-stock--70149?fbclid=IwAR1idHA6E585fL13VvOeB21_Wqh60mfulUIFExoTqF9kRl0nWfQbnhF1qwM

Say goodbye to most of the Pacific Northwest. Vena has bug plans , and they do not include keeping the Gorge route or the Blues.

Does anyone know how to sell the shares you've owned for over a year? Also, can you still stay in the program if you sell some of your shares?

FRA communication is circulating that multiple UP managers from mechanical and operating crafts asked FRA inspectors to halt an inspection on UP rolling stock and to vacate UP property. I never knew that was an option? Historically has anything of... — read more 

Source from Seeking Alpha: In my opinion, Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) offers a complicated investment outlook, riddled with both financial and operational hurdles. The company's EPS growth, while seemingly impressive, is largely fueled by... — read more 

What does your source say about Houston mechanical, the suspense is ki-ling me!!

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The switch yard is empty. It appears that trains are been rerouted.

Furloughs going on in Northern California

I thought I'd post this to help people stay informed as much as possible, in case they're not following along. Since your announcement of return to the UP, the stock price has fallen $25.17 since 7-26-23. This biggest overall drop actually happened... — read more 

The Union Pacific Railroad just hired the most cutthroat CEO to come in and eliminate jobs! After previously serving as COO his philosophy seems to be eliminating costs by eliminating his most skilled workers. Why? So the shareholders make more... — read more 

November will be the deepest cuts ever in the history of Railroads. Overhead Vena talking about how the stock price isn’t going up so it’s time for MASSIVE layoffs and MANY locations to be sold off or torn down. My HQ source is very reliable... — read more 

Besides San Antonio where and how many…

11 people lay off in the san Antonio car department.

Whole mechanical team in Avondale will be laid off this month

You closing all of California yards? Too expensive?

I reviewed the do's and don'ts again and I don't think any rules were broken. How come the link to a discussion area for unionizing Tech would get taken down?

Heard from a reliable source that Vena want’s multiple locations completely eliminated from the system. Does that explain why they just purchased a fleet of brand new fancy bulldozers? Rumor is only 3 shops will remain open and active.

All these fun facts about V-nah and no comments?

! Hello ¡ I just found out about this website from my friends. I wish I knew about it before I got the job at locomotive shop, so I would never come to work here. What I see as a new w worker is: bad management, senior workers = low morale, no... — read more 

In 2020 we had COVID and Vena. Now in 2023 we have COVID and Vena again.

Vena requested car counts for all active hump yards. Said if they are not humping 2500 cars a day shut them down…