With losing a colleague, all the recent hits, the uncertainty with coming cuts? I think that only hard work and good people I work with keep me from falling apart.

Dunno what UP has there for assets but on July 31 they are getting rid of 15 people via permanent closure. Via Warn report

Rip and condolences to their family. New hire that hired on only in February. That being said, have to wonder in addition to what sounds like may have been some poor manager decisions, if this would have been avoided had we the manpower and time to... — read more 

If anyone uses fear as a strategy to get their people to work, that person has no business leading or managing anyone. For full disclosure, I am a retired manage. I was a conductor and engineer before becoming a manager for 20 years. I monitor this... — read more 

When do I get my pension buyout

…are going to be lost now because of the flooding and damaged bridges in Iowa? I mean, Vena isn’t going to absorb the costs, so it can only mean one thing, more job cuts to pay for these damages.

You can tell which posts are theirs by all the downvotes they get. Peddling UP BS doesn’t work here bruh.

LA is on the hot seat again. Apparently train delays due to last minute engineer defects. So Mechanical in Omaha sent a team to find out the problem. Today the word on the streets of Compton is that a senior mechanical manager from Omaha just arrived... — read more 

To sum it up: DO NOT WORK HERE!

Heat vans are now at use on the Yuma Sub and by all means need to be used when you're train goes UDE or you get a darn hot wheel, hot box, dragger or any other situation you need to walk you're train in that heat and possibly get sick or die. Use... — read more 

Effective July, new attendance policy charging more points for more layoff statuses, plus changing credits to 14 days of compensated work versus current system of calendar days with off days as neutral.

Contractual raise coming July 1st. Reduction of agreement employees to offset the additional cost of payroll coming soon. Vena will sugar coat it at the next town hall by saying “This is how we win”.

All the mechanical departments that worked on metra are now metra employees, It’s been a clusterfu-k transferring over but if feels great not being a up employee anymore

UP forecasts record earnings for its shareholders. I wonder how?

Do you think they will ever called furghloughed employees back?

Team UP, We value your feedback and expertise. As we work to drive meaningful change across the organization, let us know what’s going well with safety and where there are areas for improvement. One day remains to participate in the anonymous... — read more 

Well what and who is gonna get cut come the 1st. Let everyone make your predictions.

15+ years of service average for UP employees being touted.... well when the clowns at the top fire everyone with less and we all are too invested in our rrb pensions then yes, that's the average. Has absolutely nothing to do with the UP as a... — read more 

Happy Memorial Day.

With the cut, cut, chop, chop mentality of the last 5 plus years will UP ever see consistent 160k car loadings per week again, or is the best behind us and we are doing nothing more than managing the decline?

Why am I not getting furloughed?!! I’m so frustrated! Every other craft is getting cut, why can’t we get cut?!! 🙄

Meaning car craft is going to do more slimming at the waist.

First they extend it to 5/23, now it's open till the 5/31.... what a joke! Vena and the execs need to take a hint we aren't buying or want what they're selling. They made their beds... not our fault they're not getting participation or the answers... — read more 

Danny Wilkins, senior manager-Track Maintenance, Engineering, was fatally injured April 11 in McNeil, Arkansas. It deeply affected me to hear someone so close to my home was ki-led in a workplace accident. Accidents like this are avoidable, and are... — read more 

Saw another long monster train parked in siding . Eastbound stack train with lead engine covered in black oil . Guess engine is blown. Many open container doors too .

How much ya wanna bet when they cut the brakeman, remotes are going as well.... engineers are much more efficient than remotes making them essentially cheaper. Today's engineer doesn't really care about getting on the ground to line a switch ahead... — read more 

Is the Hinkle hump and/or shop open again?

We all know the C1's are awash in 'massaged' metrics, the very same metrics investors rely on to help them make investment decisions... Sounds like some more investigations are in order...

the big boy is starting its summer tour. Make sure they know about it so that way they can see the real reason why the UP had to let them go in the name of “right sizing”.

So the first thing you have to do is summit your employee number - before you start the anonymous survey , this is literally the first survey ever done by starting off with that ! THaTs not anonymous!!!! WTF

https://apnews.com/article/union-pacific-fra-railroad-safety-assessment-6346ffe7332e4658df6f8e30431d6404

We are restructuring for a reason. There is still alot of dead weight "hidden" by numbers. We are now going "lean" to compete and continue to build America. It's not just a railroad it's a lifestyle.

UP taking another look at management staffing.

Out here in KC it's extremely slow, any lay offs happening for conductors right now or AW board? They're keeping our extra boards fat for now.

Get ready cause here comes the new Hardhat!!! Google it.

Has anyone else heard any rumors that engineers and conductors from Mexico will be (after training) be taking trains from Mexico to a U.S. destination? Right now they may pull a train just over the border, but then a UP crew takes over from there... — read more 

according to the V team. Yea right. Our union is to smart for that.

Arch resources announces possible layoffs. I wonder what that means for coal traffic