I’m kind of in the middle on this one. Yes they do have nice paint schemes and such, but they have taken some things away(CNW-SP-MKT-MP) and the patch job on some of these locomotives makes me sick!
Ironic that UP in the past had such an outstanding PR reputation. Changes in corporate structure, a new generation of aggressive management, and a hard focus on the “bottom line” have yielded high profits, happy customers, angry customers, stressed employess and a nasty PR reputation. Hopefully, as with the other corporate entities things will shift again.
A good example of this is Norfolk Southern’s recent change in attitude towards having passenger trains on it’s rails. (Of course, receiving money from government entities to upgrade NS tracks for the service has a lot to do with it!)
Guys, there has been a lot of talk about the leader of UP and his aggressive tactics. Who is he? What’s his background? Age group?
I like union pacific because they are my favorite Railroad Canadian Pacific Railway closet american friend and do alot of interchange and stuff and Up has alot of nice looking engines and i am a CNW SP DRGW Fan to so therefore Up is one of my favorite railroads
The problem with the Union Pacific is that they are WAY TOO POWER HUNGRY!
The UP takes control of the SP and the whole system just crashes.