Talk:Union Pacific Railroad
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[edit] Unsourced
I'd like to know where the source is for the following:
- The Pacific Electric Company in Los Angeles was a subsidiary of the Union Pacific.
Everything that I have shows it as a subsidiary of the Southern Pacific and not the Union Pacific. slambo 20:44, 28 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- You are correct. —Morven 21:14, Sep 28, 2004 (UTC)
[edit] finances
There isn't anything at all written about profitability, does anyone know if UP makes money or if, like amtrak, they survive off subsidies? Vicarious 18:04, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
- UP definitely makes money, not just off of freight transport, but for land rental for Level 3, Qwest, Kinder Morgan Pipeline, and others that have fiber optic cables and gas lines buried under the right of way. —Equinox137 04:55, Oct 1, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] 5511 Question
You mentioned in your article that the 5511 was offered for sale. What is your reference or source for this? I have not heard that and although the 5511 looks good on the outside, have heard that restoration to running condition would take more than it would be worth.
- This page at steamlocomotive.com mentions a rumor that it was offered for sale as of 2004, but doesn't go into further detail. I searched around UP's site, but didn't find anything about the locomotive at all even though it is stored at the Cheyenne roundhouse as part of the steam collection. I'll check my other resources at home this week to see if I can find anything else. slambo 16:03, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Officers Remaining from Southern Pacific Railroad
At this time (Jan 2006), I think the only senior UP railroad officer surviving from SP is Rollin Bredenberg. Anyone have any information to the contrary?
- I Work in UP's Police Dispatch and I've never heard of the guy. 69.58.249.133 10:17, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
Rollin Bredenberg never worked for UPRR. While he was with the SP in the late 70s and early 80s, he jumped ship to the ATSF along with other members of the Krebs Contingent after the failed ATSF/SP merger. Last I heard he was still in the employ of the BNSF Railway as Vice President of Service Design and Performance.
--Sunktanka (talk) 06:49, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Jay Gould
See my comment at Jay Gould, because I think there is a bit of conflict between the two articles. Jimbo 00:11, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] I edited "Current Trackage"
There is no longer such a beast as "Cheyenne Service Unit". We are now umbrellaed under the Denver Service Unit. SAWgunner 22:46, 8 April 2006 (UTC)SAWgunnerSAWgunner 22:46, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Good Article nomination has failed
The Good article nomination for Union Pacific Railroad has failed, for the following reason:
- No citations; I see no point in the #References section;
- Most parahraphs are one or two sentences. Iolakana|T 18:00, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] External Links
I have removed external links to discussion forums as they are a violation of WP:EL. -- MakeChooChooGoNow 18:21, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] wikiproject Missouri
i've deceided to be bold and remove the Wikiproject Missouri tag at the top, as the Railrod has no major trackage in Missouri (well, no more than say, Texas, or Iowa) and there are very few mentions of Missouri in the article
Alexander101010 16:23, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] You're (not) history
If I could source it, I'd add something about the use of Irish immigrant labor (not Chinese, like most people think; that was the Central Pacific Railroad) & the land grants that made railways so profitable in their early days. Also, I'd mention railways today don't get the subsidies & general revenue spending highways do (which maybe isn't for here...), based on (I think) It's a Sprawl World. Trekphiler 06:48, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
