Union Pacific profit rises 7 percent as railroad’s higher shipping rates offset lower volume [Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers]

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Union Pacific profit rises 7 percent as railroad’s higher shipping rates offset lower volume
(Source: Associated Press, January 24, 2013)

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific managed to overcome weak coal demand and sluggish agricultural shipments by raising rates at the railroad in the fourth quarter.

Full story: Washington Post

Friday, January 25, 2013

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