OMAHA, Neb., July 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Union
Pacific's persistent community safety outreach efforts are driving
down incidents at grade crossings in communities across the
company's 23-state rail network.
Union Pacific's year-to-date public safety rate, which measures
the total number of Federal Railroad Administration reportable
grade crossing accidents per million train miles, improved 11
percent to 1.97 versus the same time frame in 2014.
Education continues to be a cornerstone of Union Pacific's
efforts to reach zero incidents. In addition to hosting hundreds of
UP CARES events annually, and conducting radio and billboard rail
safety reminders, Union Pacific launched its first social
media-based campaign in June urging photographers taking high
school senior photos to stay off the tracks. In its first month,
more than half a million Facebook and Twitter users were reached
through the campaign, which can be viewed at
up.com/photosafety.
ABOUT UNION PACIFIC
Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of
Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP). One of America's most
recognized companies, Union Pacific Railroad connects 23 states in
the western two-thirds of the country by rail, providing a critical
link in the global supply chain. From 2005-2014, Union Pacific
invested more than $31 billion in its
network and operations to support America's transportation
infrastructure. The railroad's diversified business mix includes
Agricultural Products, Automotive, Chemicals, Coal, Industrial
Products and Intermodal. Union Pacific serves many of the
fastest-growing U.S. population centers, operates from all major
West Coast and Gulf Coast ports to eastern gateways, connects with
Canada's rail systems and is the
only railroad serving all six major Mexico gateways. Union Pacific provides value
to its roughly 10,000 customers by delivering products in a safe,
reliable, fuel-efficient and environmentally responsible
manner.
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