UP train speed
24.6 mph
31 listed facilities in Iowa.
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UP train speed
24.6 mph
31 listed facilities in Iowa.
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
69,057 weekly carloads in the latest commodity breakdown.
Incident on 2026-03-31: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries. Estimated damage: $195598
AZ
Incident on 2026-03-31: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries. Estimated damage: $35000000
IN
Incident on 2026-03-30: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries. Estimated damage: $134518
LA
Incident on 2026-03-30: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries. Estimated damage: $134518
LA
The Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) today announced a unanimous decision accepting for consideration the revised major merger application filed by Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS) (together, Applicants), along with a related application. [Click for full press release.]
The Surface Transportation Board today announced that it has received a revised major merger application from Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern. [Click for full press release.]
Emmetsburg, Iowa
UP
Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Lakota, Iowa
UP
Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Muscatine, Iowa
CN
Sand/Gravel
Seen Mar 2026
Oelwein, Iowa
CN
Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Sioux City, Iowa
BNSF · UP
Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Sioux City, Iowa
BNSF · UP
Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Waterloo, Iowa
CN
Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Waterloo, Iowa
CN
Sand/Gravel
Seen Mar 2026
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
ISO, IBC, FG, K, M, Tank Cleaning
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
UP
Container to Rail · Container to Truck +2 more
No operating summary is published for this record.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
IAIS
Container to Rail · Container to Truck +2 more
No operating summary is published for this record.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
UP
Container to Rail · Container to Truck +2 more
No operating summary is published for this record.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
UP
Container to Rail · Container to Truck +2 more
Motor Vehicles
No operating summary is published for this record.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
UP
Rail to Truck · Truck to Rail
Grain · Agricultural
Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Davenport, Iowa
CPKC
Rail to Truck · Truck to Rail
30 Railcar Spots · 20k Sq Ft Warehouse
Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Davenport, Iowa
CPKC
Rail to Truck · Truck to Rail
Grain · Agricultural
Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Dubuque, Iowa
CN
Rail to Truck · Truck to Rail
Grain · Agricultural
Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Clinton, Iowa
1,500-acre industrial rail park. UP Focus Site.
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Fort Madison, Iowa
128 acres, 116 contiguous acres off 4-lane US Highway 61. BNSF certified site.
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Glenwood, Iowa
1,600+ acres, minutes from I-29/I-80 via Highway 34. BNSF certified site.
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Des Moines, Iowa
Bulk transloading services
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Centerville, Iowa
No operating summary is published for this record.
Iowa Falls, Iowa
No operating summary is published for this record.
Middletown, Iowa
No operating summary is published for this record.
Sioux City, Iowa
No operating summary is published for this record.
Des Moines, Iowa
No operating summary is published for this record.
Des Moines, Iowa
No operating summary is published for this record.
Des Moines, Iowa
No operating summary is published for this record.
Des Moines, Iowa
No operating summary is published for this record.
Des Moines, Iowa
No operating summary is published for this record.
Des Moines, Iowa
No operating summary is published for this record.
Des Moines, Iowa
No operating summary is published for this record.
Des Moines, Iowa
No operating summary is published for this record.
Greenfield, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Adair, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Vinton, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Dewar, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Dunkerton, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
La Porte, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Boone, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Jesup, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Albert City, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Alta, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Aurelia, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Aplington, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Shell Rock, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Greene, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.