Union Pacific Corporation

Headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska

Type| Public

Traded as

* NYSE: UNP
* DJTA component
* S&P 100 component
* S&P 500 component

Industry| Transportation
Founded| 1969; 57 years ago (1969) in Utah, United States
Headquarters| Union Pacific Center,

Omaha, Nebraska

United States

Area served

| Western and Mid-Western United States

Key people

* Jim Vena (CEO)
* Beth Whited (president)
* Mike McCarthy (chairman)

Revenue|  US$24.3 billion (2024)

Operating income

|  US$9.71 billion (2024)

Net income

|  US$6.75 billion (2024)
Total assets|  US$67.7 billion (2024)
Total equity|  US$16.9 billion (2024)

Number of employees

|  32,439 (2024)
Subsidiaries| Union Pacific Railroad
Website| up.com
Footnotes / references
Financials as of December 31, 2024[update].
References:[1]

The Union Pacific Corporation is a publicly traded railroad holding company serving as the holding company for the Union Pacific Railroad.[1]

Incorporated in 1969 in Utah, it is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska along with its Union Pacific Railroad subsidiary. Along with BNSF Railway, owned by Berkshire Hathaway, the companies have a near-duopoly on freight railroad transportation west of the Mississippi River.[2]

Notable companies acquired by Union Pacific and merged into Union Pacific Railroad include Missouri Pacific Railroad which included the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company, the Western Pacific Railroad, the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, the St. Louis Southwestern Railway, the SPCSL Corporation, and the Southern Pacific Transportation Company.

Union Pacific has announced plans to acquire the Norfolk Southern in a deal worth $85 billion. If approved by regulators, it would create the first transcontinental railroad network in the United States.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 1.1 Pre-history
* 1.2 20th century
* 1.3 21st century
* 1.4 Headquarters history
* 2 Finances
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## History

### Pre-history

On July 1, 1862, after the passage of the Pacific Railway Acts, an entity called Union Pacific Railroad was incorporated. The act was approved by President Abraham Lincoln, and it provided for the construction of railroads from the Missouri River to the Pacific as a war measure for the preservation of the Union.[3][4][5][6] The railroad was constructed westward from Council Bluffs, Iowa to meet the Central Pacific Railroad line, which was constructed eastward from San Francisco Bay.[3] The railroads were united with the "Golden spike" in May 1869.[3] The combined Union Pacific-Central Pacific line became known as the First transcontinental railroad and the train route that operated on it was called the Overland Route.[3]

Union Pacific was entangled in the Crédit Mobilier scandal, a fraud involving the company, which hurriedly constructed the railroad, and Crédit Mobilier of America, which was formed to finance the construction, from 1864 to 1867 and exposed in 1872.[3] The company was significantly overbilled, with executives and financiers, led by Thomas C. Durant, Oakes Ames, and Oliver Ames, embezzling large sums of money.[3] The company faced financial difficulty during the Panic of 1873.[3]

In the 1870s, under the ownership of Jay Gould, the company expanded its rail network noticeably.[3] On January 24, 1880, Union Pacific Railroad was consolidated with Kansas Pacific Railway and Denver Pacific Railway under a new holding company called Union Pacific Railway. Jay Gould controlled all three railroads but, after leveraging the company and paying large dividends, Gould sold a large stake that year.[3]

The Union Pacific Railway declared bankruptcy during the Panic of 1893, in part due to losses from the fraud and new competition, and went into government receivership.[3] In 1898, under a bankruptcy plan sponsored by Kuhn, Loeb & Co., it emerged from the receivership under a new similarly named entity controlled by E. H. Harriman.[3][7]

In 1901, the company acquired a 46% interest in Southern Pacific Railroad; however, the government forced the company to sell the stake in 1913 due to antitrust concerns.[3]

### 20th century

The Union Pacific Corporation was established in 1969 with its incorporation in Utah as a holding company for the Union Pacific Railroad and other subsidiaries.[3]

In 1982, Union Pacific Corporation acquired Missouri Pacific Railroad, which included the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, and the Western Pacific Railroad.[8][9] The Missouri Pacific Railroad continued operations until January 1, 1997 when it was legally merged into Union Pacific Railroad.[10]

In 1986, the company acquired Overnite Transportation Company (now TForce Freight) for $1.2 billion.[11] At the time, it was the fifth largest trucking company in the United States and represented the expansion of Union Pacific east of the Mississippi River. It also created the first transcontinental transportation system in the United States.[12] However, the companies did not integrate well, exacerbated by issues with labor unions.[13] In 2001, the division acquired Motor Cargo Industries for $580 million.[14] In 2003, Union Pacific completed a corporate spin-off and initial public offering of Overnite. In 2005, the company was acquired by United Parcel Service for $1.3 billion.[15]

Union Pacific completed the corporate spin-off of Union Pacific Resources, its hydrocarbon exploration subsidiary, in 1996.[16][17] Anadarko Petroleum acquired Union Pacific Resources in 2000 for $4.4 billion in stock.[18][19][20]

In June 1995, the company acquired the 70% of Chicago and North Western Transportation Company that it did not already own for $1.1 billion.[21][22][23][24]

In 1996, Union Pacific Corporation acquired the Southern Pacific Rail Corporation, which included the Southern Pacific Transportation Company, the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, the St. Louis Southwestern Railway and the SPCSL Corporation, for $5.4 billion. It was led by Philip Anschutz.[25]

In 1997, the company sold 220 miles of track in northern Wisconsin and Michigan to Wisconsin Central Ltd. for $85 million.[26]

### 21st century

In 2000, due to a slowdown in business activity during the early 2000s recession, the company cut 2,000 jobs.[27]

In 2005, James R. Young was named CEO of the company.[28]

In 2015, Union Pacific Corporation legally merged the Southern Pacific Rail Corporation into Union Pacific Railroad.[29]

In March 2024 Union Pacific layoffs caused concern at the Federal Railroad Administration to the extent that the FRA, in a letter to UP's CEO, said "safety of railroad operations is paramount ... decisions that comprise that fundamental ... are unacceptable. You must ensure that highly trained and experienced personnel perform critical inspections and repairs .... Your railroad (layoffs) are far outpacing any of your Class 1 peers."[30]

On July 29, 2025, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced an $85 billion agreement to create a transcontinental railroad. The boards of both companies unanimously approved the transaction, which remains subject to review by the Surface Transportation Board. In January 2026, the Surface Transportation Board rejected the merger application citing insufficient information on the combined company's projected market share and other incomplete documentation. The board invited the companies to revise and resubmit the application.[31] If approved, the combined network would encompass more than 50,000 route miles across 43 states and connect approximately 100 ports in the United States.[32]

### Headquarters history

The Union Pacific Corporation was headquartered in New York City at the time of its in 1969.[3]

In 1998, CEO Drew Lewis relocated the corporate headquarters to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.[33] In 1997, the headquarters was shifted to Dallas, Texas.[34]

In 2004, the corporate headquarters was relocated to Omaha to join the Union Pacific Railroad headquarters.[35]

## Finances

Year  | Revenue
in million US$  | Net income
in million US$  | Total Assets
in million US$  | Price per Share
in US$  | Employees

|
|
|
|
|

2000[36] | 10,765  | 842  | 30,917  | 7.56  | 50,500
2001[37] | 10,830  | 966  | 31,552  | 9.80  | 48,700
2002[37] | 11,159  | 1,341  | 32,772  | 11.09  | 47,300
2003[37] | 11,551  | 1,585  | 33,496  | 11.23  | 46,400
2004[37] | 12,215  | 604  | 34,596  | 11.58  | 48,300
2005[37] | 13,578  | 1,026  | 35,620  | 13.17  | 49,700
2006[38] | 15,578  | 1,606  | 36,515  | 17.52  | 50,700
2007[39] | 16,283  | 1,855  | 38,033  | 22.78  | 50,100
2008[40] | 17,970  | 2,335  | 39,722  | 26.95  | 48,200
2009[41] | 14,143  | 1,890  | 42,184  | 22.10  | 43,500
2010[42] | 16,965  | 2,780  | 43,088  | 32.35  | 42,900
2011[43] | 19,557  | 3,292  | 45,096  | 41.68  | 44,900
2012[44] | 20,926  | 3,943  | 47,153  | 51.26  | 45,900
2013[45] | 21,963  | 4,388  | 49,731  | 67.61  | 46,445
2014[46] | 23,988  | 5,180  | 52,372  | 92.50  | 47,201
2015[47] | 21,813  | 4,772  | 54,600  | 92.58  | 47,457
2016[48] | 19,941  | 4,233  | 55,718  | 84.65  | 42,919
2017[49] | 21,240  | 10,712  | 57,806  | 108.51  | 41,992
2018[50] | 22,832  | 5,966  | 59,147  | 138.23  | 41,967
2019[51] | 21,708  | 5,919  | 61,673  | 180.79[52] | 37,483
2020[53] | 19,533  | 5,349  | 62,398  | 208.22[52] | 30,960
2021[54] | 21,804  | 6,523  | 63,525  | 251.93[52] | 29,905
2022[55] | 24,875  | 6,998  | 65,449  |  | 30,717
2023[56] | 24,119  | 6,379  | 67,132  |  | 31,490
2024[1] | 24,250  | 6,747  | 67,715  |  | 32,439

## See also

* Economy of Omaha, Nebraska

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Union Pacific Corporation 2024 10-K Report". February 7, 2025. https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/100885/000010088525000042/unp-20241231.htm.
2. ↑ Tully, Shawn (June 4, 2014). "The railroad with better profit margins than Google". Fortune. https://fortune.com/2015/06/04/union-pacific-railroad/.
3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 "Union Pacific Corporation". Encyclopedia.com. https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/economics-business-and-labor/businesses-and-occupations/union-pacific-corp.
4. ↑ "Pacific Railway Act (1862)". National Archives and Records Administration. https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/pacific-railway-act.
5. ↑ "Landmark Legislation: The Pacific Railway Act of 1862". United States Senate. https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/PacificRailwayActof1862.htm.
6. ↑ "An Act to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri river to the Pacific ocean, and to secure to the government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes". http://www.cprr.org/Museum/Pacific_Railroad_Acts.html.
7. ↑ Brian Solomon (2000). Union Pacific Railroad. Voyageur Press. pp. 35–43. ISBN 978-1-61060-559-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=d-KLEjzWUq8C&pg=PA35.
8. ↑ Holsendolph, Ernest (September 14, 1982). "3 RAILROADS GIVEN APPROVAL BY I.C.C. TO MERGE IN WEST". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1982/09/14/business/3-railroads-given-approval-by-icc-to-merge-in-west.html.
9. ↑ Feaver, Douglas B. (December 23, 1982). "Union Pacific Merges Railroads After Chief Justice Refuses Stay". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1982/12/23/union-pacific-merges-railroads-after-chief-justice-refuses-stay/f83634ad-ef80-45d0-a052-c7df93243b02/.
10. ↑ "Union Pacific Railroad 1997". UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/100889/0000100889-97-000002.txt.
11. ↑ YOSHIHARA, NANCY (September 19, 1986). "Union Pacific Will Acquire Overnite for $1.2 Billion". Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-09-19-fi-10641-story.html.
12. ↑ Salpukas, Agis (September 19, 1986). "COMPANY NEWS; UNION PACIFIC TO GO EAST BY BUYING OUT TRUCKER". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/19/business/company-news-union-pacific-to-go-east-by-buying-out-trucker.html.
13. ↑ "UP unloading truck unit". CNN. May 21, 1998. https://money.cnn.com/1998/05/21/deals/overnite/.
14. ↑ "Union Pacific Unit to Buy Motor Cargo". The New York Times. October 16, 2001. https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/16/business/union-pacific-unit-to-buy-motor-cargo.html.
15. ↑ "Truckin': UPS buys Overnite". CNN. May 16, 2005. https://money.cnn.com/2005/05/16/news/fortune500/ups_overnite/.
16. ↑ "UNION PACIFIC CO. COMPLETES SPINOFF OF ENERGY COMPANY". Deseret News. October 17, 1996. https://www.deseret.com/1996/10/17/19272168/union-pacific-co-completes-spinoff-of-energy-company/.
17. ↑ Siwolop, Sana (November 17, 1996). "Oil-Patch Bargain? Looking at a Union Pacific Spinoff". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/17/business/oil-patch-bargain-looking-at-a-union-pacific-spinoff.html.
18. ↑ "Anadarko taps Union Pacific Resources". CNN. April 3, 2000. https://money.cnn.com/2000/04/03/deals/anadarko/.
19. ↑ "Anadarko to Acquire Union Pacific Resources". Los Angeles Times. April 3, 2000. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-apr-04-fi-15758-story.html.
20. ↑ "COMPANY NEWS; ANADARKO TO BUY UNION PACIFIC Resources". The New York Times. April 4, 2000. https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/04/business/company-news-anadarko-to-buy-union-pacific-resources.html.
21. ↑ "COMPANY NEWS; ACQUISITION OF CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN COMPLETED". Dow Jones & Company. June 24, 1995. https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/24/business/company-news-acquisition-of-chicago-and-north-western-completed.html.
22. ↑ "UP FORMS 3 SERVICE UNITS AS PART OF C&NW MERGER". Journal of Commerce. July 6, 1995. https://www.joc.com/article/up-forms-3-service-units-as-part-of-cnw-merger-5409157.
23. ↑ "Union Pacific to Buy Remaining 70.5% of CNW : Transportation: The deal gives the railroad access to the lucrative coal fields located in eastern Wyoming". Los Angeles Times. March 11, 1995. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-03-11-fi-41409-story.html.
24. ↑ "Union Pacific Buys Remainder Of Cnw". The Spokesman-Review. March 11, 1995. https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/mar/11/union-pacific-buys-remainder-of-cnw/.
25. ↑ "Union Pacific Strikes Deal To Buy Southern Pacific Merger Would Create The Nation’s Largest Railroad System". The Spokesman-Review. Bloomberg News. August 4, 1995. https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/aug/04/union-pacific-strikes-deal-to-buy-southern/.
26. ↑ "WISCONSIN CENTRAL BUYS UNION PACIFIC TRACK". The New York Times. January 29, 1997. https://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/29/business/wisconsin-central-buys-union-pacific-track.html.
27. ↑ "COMPANY NEWS; UNION PACIFIC PLANNING TO CUT ABOUT 2,000 JOBS". Bloomberg News. December 28, 2000. https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/28/business/company-news-union-pacific-planning-to-cut-about-2000-jobs.html.
28. ↑ "Union Pacific Names Next Chief Executive". Associated Press. November 18, 2005. https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/18/business/union-pacific-names-next-chief-executive.html.
29. ↑ "Commission File Number 1-6075 : UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION". https://www.up.com/cs/groups/public/@uprr/@investor/documents/investordocuments/pdf_upc_10k_02062015.pdf.
30. ↑ Kenn, Mary (2 April 2024). "Are Railroad Layoffs Compromising Safety and Service?". https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/columns/cash-market-moves/article/2024/03/11/railroad-layoffs-compromising-safety.
31. ↑ Schisgall, Elias (2026-01-16). "Rail Regulator Sends $71.5 Billion Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Deal Back for Redo" (in en-US). https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/rail-regulator-sends-71-5-billion-union-pacific-norfolk-southern-deal-back-for-redo-aebae6b8.
32. ↑ NS, UP (2025-10-11). ""Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern to Create America’s First Transcontinental Railroad” (PDF). Union Pacific Corporation & Norfolk Southern Corporation. (29 July 2025). Retrieved from" (in en). https://assets.up-nstranscontinental.com/One Pagers/Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern to Create America's First Transcontinental Railroad.pdf.
33. ↑ "UNION PACIFIC SIGNS LEASE FOR MARTIN TOWER CORPORATE OFFICES, EMPLOYEES TO MOVE TO BETHLEHEM BY FALL". The Morning Call. May 12, 1988. https://www.mcall.com/1988/05/12/union-pacific-signs-lease-for-martin-tower-corporate-offices-employees-to-move-to-bethlehem-by-fall/.
34. ↑ "Union Pacific to Relocate". The New York Times. Reuters. March 19, 1997. https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/19/business/union-pacific-to-relocate.html.
35. ↑ "Union Pacific Opens New HQ in Nebraska". KWMU. Associated Press. June 2, 2004. https://www.stlpr.org/other/2004-06-02/union-pacific-opens-new-hq-in-nebraska.
36. ↑ "Annual Report 2004". https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/u/NYSE_UNP_2004.pdf.
37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.3 37.4 "2005 Annual Report". https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/u/NYSE_UNP_2005.pdf.
38. ↑ "2006 Annual Report". https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/u/NYSE_UNP_2006.pdf.
39. ↑ "2007 Annual Report". https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/u/NYSE_UNP_2007.pdf.
40. ↑ "2008 Annual Report". https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/u/NYSE_UNP_2008.pdf.
41. ↑ "2009 Annual Report". https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/u/NYSE_UNP_2009.pdf.
42. ↑ "2010 Annual Report". https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/u/NYSE_UNP_2010.pdf.
43. ↑ "2011 Annual Report". https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/u/NYSE_UNP_2011.pdf.
44. ↑ "2012 Annual Report". https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/u/NYSE_UNP_2012.pdf.
45. ↑ "2013 Annual Report". https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/u/NYSE_UNP_2013.pdf.
46. ↑ "2014 Annual Report". https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/u/NYSE_UNP_2014.pdf.
47. ↑ "2015 Annual Report". https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/u/NYSE_UNP_2015.pdf.
48. ↑ "2016 Annual Report". https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/u/NYSE_UNP_2016.pdf.
49. ↑ "20171231 10K". https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/100885/000010088518000048/unp-20171231x10k.htm.
50. ↑ "20181231 10K". https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/100885/000010088519000060/unp-20181231x10k.htm.
51. ↑ "Inline XBRL Viewer". https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000100885/000010088520000065/unp-20191231x10k.htm.
52. ↑ 52.0 52.1 52.2 "UNP Stock Chart" (in en-US). https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/UNP/.
53. ↑ "Inline XBRL Viewer". https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000100885/000010088521000068/unp-20201231x10k.htm.
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55. ↑ "Union Pacific Corporation 2022 10-K Report". February 10, 2023. https://www.up.com/cs/groups/public/@uprr/@investor/documents/investordocuments/pdf_up_10k_02102023.pdf.
56. ↑ "Union Pacific Corporation 2023 10-K Report". February 9, 2024. https://www.up.com/cs/groups/public/@uprr/@investor/documents/investordocuments/pdf_up_10k_02092024.pdf.

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