Union Pacific plans to send Big Boy No. 4014 on a transcontinental trip next year as part of the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations. “I want to run Big Boy across the country,” CEO Jim Vena told Trains on Thursday.

The rail transportation company announced net income of $1.8 billion, or $3.01 per diluted share. Including the effect of merger costs of $41 million, adjusted diluted EPS was $3.08, which beat the analyst estimate of $2.99.

Union Pacific was firing on all cylinders during the third quarter, as pricing gains and record workforce productivity and fuel consumption led to higher profits despite flat volume. “We are focused on driving continued improvements in our pursuit of what’s possible

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Mattern Capital sold 39,549 shares of Union Pacific Corporation, with an estimated transaction value of $9.1 million. On Oct. 21, 2025, Mattern Capital Management disclosed in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing that it sold its entire Union Pacific Corporation stake, an estimated $9.1 million trade.

ELGIN, Ill. - One person has died after a car crashed into a Union Pacific train in Elgin on Thursday, according to police. Around 6:30 a.m., officials responded to a crash involving the train and a car at the State Street crossing, north of Locust Street.

One person was killed and two others injured early Thursday morning, after the vehicle they were inside was hit by a train in west suburban Elgin, police said.