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.]
Stacyville, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Toeterville, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Osage, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
St. Ansgar, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Carpenter, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Blencoe, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Whiting, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Villisca, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Sheldon, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Hartley, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Sanborn, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Mallard, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Graettinger, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Ruthven, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Cylinder, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Akron, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Hinton, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Oyens, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Remsen, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Fonda, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Laurens, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Gilmore City, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Havelock, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Plover, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Pocahontas, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Rolfe, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Bondurant, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Carlisle, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Runnells, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Pleasant Hill, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Hancock, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Alton, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Hospers, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Maurice, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Creston, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Blakesburg, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Clare, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Duncombe, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Moorland, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Vincent, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Forest City, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Rake, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Salix, Iowa
Rail <-> Water
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Sloan, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Albany, Iowa
Rail <-> Water · Rail -> Highway +1 more
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Grafton, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Northwood, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.
Belmond, Iowa
Highway <-> Rail
Named railroad service is missing from the published record.