UP train speed
25.0 mph
West Des Moines, Iowa 50265
No public contactContact railroad for scheduling and rates
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UP train speed
25.0 mph
UP terminal dwell
19.4 hrs
Latest system-level dwell reading from the operating metrics feed.
UP revenue
$6,150M
Q3 2025 operating ratio 58.7%.
UP top commodity
Containers
59,323 weekly carloads in the latest commodity breakdown.
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West Des Moines, Iowa
Team Track · Physical Facility
Railroads: UP
Des Moines, Iowa
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Waterloo, Iowa
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Street address and coordinates
1001 Grand Ave, West Des Moines, Iowa, 50265
West Des Moines, Iowa
The Surface Transportation Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) today issued a Final Environmental Assessment (Final EA) for the proposed construction of approximately six miles of new rail line in Mesa, Arizona by Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP). [Click for full press release.]
The STB today announced a unanimous decision finding that the major merger application filed by Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS) on December 19, 2025 is incomplete. [Click for full press release.]