I've been hearing about places being quietly shut down. I know this is true because of a place that I used to work at was just shut down.

MSO craft has taken over 9414 over most locations by now. Anyone know if this includes outbound departure air brakes and PTC test? Also, how did this takeover affect the other crafts. Post your cons and pros here. Thanks!

Effective October 2025, all locals, switchers, in Lake Charles, Kinder, Orange, and Beaumont will be handled by BNSF - Genesis Wyoming contractors. BNSF will report to Orange, Texas to go on duty for these jobs.

Is there a reorg underway? Been hearing things.

A lot of uneasy looking mangers walking around- something is going on !

More big cutoffs are coming to Texas , where they have the lowest paid TEY trip rates and low paid everything and don't fix the tracks and ya get 7 pages of FORM A's the printer throws at you when you come to work on the Austin and Del Rio... — read more 

Everyone place your bids and choose wisely if you signed your attestation forms. I’m not going to commuter - Metra has been reported within the last few months to be facing financial woes and time off, health insurance, FMLA, etc is in the... — read more 

Get off this site everyone working class It is compromised by Omaha !

Is anyone going to build America in 2025 ?

I seen UP management is working Christmas Day to delete threads and posts. What a joke. So much for 1st amendment.

Tough two weeks in Texas, if you are a school kid or a railroad employee . . . move along, nothing to see here.

Noticed on the UP job postings page today there are nearly 100 job postings, most if not all craft professionals. Is this for real, or is UP trying to make it LOOK like they are hiring to cover up for an upcoming trial? Seems weird in this era that... — read more 

Normal work hours, workforce treated with respect, competent managers, and the number of employees sufficient to do the amount of work will. Administrative work, aka trying to cover cr-p with papers, can not alleviate the effects of constant cost... — read more 

What if the mechanical employees at the UP were to join together as a group and tell the executives that they’re not going to force us to work overtime? We could maybe build an association of sorts that stands up for our rights and fund it by taking... — read more 

Are the Dispatchers unionizing

Make sure yall are doing what you're suppose to be doing on these trains. Management is saving the footage to release 100s of hours of guys sleeping, not doing roll byes, not doing paperwork to give to Congress to get 1 man crews.

https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/regulators-scold-union-pacific-for-lack-of-cooperation/

WHY IS THIS STUPID OUTFIT HIRING FOR YERMO ,CA? DID THE PERVIOUS CREWS BAIL TO VEGAS AND OR LA?

After so many safety blitzes, conference calls, critical rules reviews, etc and managers are still asking why are accidents / incidents still happening? After all the layoffs and reduction in head count, all levels of management continue to increase... — read more 

Get out of the clown show that is UP right now. Things will just continue to go downhill here.

This is a master thread about Uion Pacific layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

They want to go to a local strategy. https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/11/01/for-first-time-in-61-years-freight-rails-split-on-union-strategy.html

The employee engagement survey is done. Have you noticed management being a little nicer to you recently?Checking on you? Promising things like better schedules and maybe OT? That is over. The critical rule blitz is returning starting today. You have... — read more 

We now have Sr. Managers in West Colton in Mechanical Dept. reviewing cameras and assessing discipline for critical rules after the fact!

Big Jim is on his way out boys! Apparently he's just not that good at his job. Apparently there will be other executives shown the door as well. Hang in there boys it's gonna get bumpy!

West bound Z out of North Platte last night. Out bound crew gets called and asked if they are ready to leave. " No" waiting on carmen. Yardmaster informs them carmen are done. Crew replies they got on train as soon as it stopped and was never... — read more 

Why don't rr talk about the operating ratio any more ?

https://www.mhlnews.com/transportation-distribution/article/55237429/are-railroads-slowly-committing-su----e .. A look at story. What do you think about it ?

Do you all really want ? To know ? How the average railroad crafts person / engineer/conductor thinks ? Why troll here just ask us . We will be more than happy to tell you , literally there is nothing to fear , we are people just like you . Ask your... — read more 

I have heard a rumor of cuts around the week of thanksgiving to November 1st. Mainly in the card dept. Has anyone heard anything?

Hes been here 2x and 2nd time, showing his operating experience doesn't translate to CEO. Lackluster earnings and vision. He can't cut anymore and should have cut execs who Lance never did. Instead, Vena math got him nothing cutting the people who... — read more 

So the director of operating practices sends out a message telling us to stop rushing. Which directly contradicts what microman has been saying the last 6+ years. So which is? What exactly do you want from us? We're told that track speed in the... — read more 

The word is out there are going to be cuts right before Thanksgiving. We all know the routine.. I'll believe it when I see it. Hang in there!

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Everyone needs to vote yes!!! We weren't suppose to have a brakeman since 1991, so if they're giving us the option to get something for it vote yes before it goes to the PEB board and we get nothing!

Longshoremen are on strike! Let’s goooooo!! At least someone is represented by a union with ba--s! Smart is a bunch of pu--ys!

The carrier will be shutting down Palestine, TX if the courts don't step in. Who would be doing the work and why can't it be time claimed?

We are under so much pressure to work more with less and under a constant threat of losing our jobs. Our work can not possibly compensate for all the cost-cutting, even if we worked 24 hours a day and if we were superhumans. We are about to reach the... — read more 

Looks like UPs disregarding their own made up discipline policy lately. First strike and your OUT. Signals been getting hit hard this past month. Follow EVERY rule no matter what. Even if it takes all day or goes in alert status!

Up north platte is having hiring bonuses 10000 _15000 don't do it jv treats everybody below jim bad it isn't worth the cr-p if an emergency happens to bad your supposed to be at work that is the mentality at union pacific 20 + year veteran here it... — read more