Union Pacific to Launch Faster Service Linking Inland Empire with Chicago

Union Pacific to launch faster service linking Inland Empire with Chicago

An eastbound Union Pacific Z train flies through Laramie, Wyo., on the Overland Route in June 2018. Bill Stephens OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific will launch faster domestic intermodal service next month linking California’s Inland Empire with Chicago. UP says the new high-priority Z-train service between its Inland Empire Intermodal Terminal and Global 2 in Chicago will be up to 20% faster “than current industry options,” with a transit time of jus…

Union Pacific upping West Coast ports-to-Chicago intermodal stakes

A new Union Pacific service is raising the stakes for intermodal traffic moving from southern California ports to Chicago.

Union Pacific Railroad planning “truck competitive” intermodal service from SoCal to Chicago

The Union Pacific Railroad is planning the launch of a “truck competitive” intermodal service between Southern California and Chicago starting next month.  Union Pacific Railroad acquired Norfolk Southern Corporation earlier this summer in a deal that has created America’s first true transcontinental railroad. With this new expanded and fully connected rail road, Union Pacific plans to launch a “truck competitive” domestic intermodal service con…

Union Pacific Challenges Trucking Industry with 20% Faster LA-Chicago Freight Route

New 3-day intermodal service connects LA's Inland Empire to Chicago, competing directly with team truck drivers. See how Union Pacific is revolutionizing freight transport.