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.]
Camanche, Iowa
BNSF
Rail to Truck · Truck to Rail
Dry Bulk · Oversized · Packaged Goods
Seen Mar 2026
Mount Pleasant, Iowa
BNSF
Rail to Truck · Truck to Rail
Dry Bulk · Liquids
Seen Mar 2026
Ottumwa, Iowa
BNSF
Rail to Truck · Truck to Rail
Dry Bulk · Liquids · Oversized
Seen Mar 2026
Burlington, Iowa
BNSF
Rail to Truck · Truck to Rail
Dry Bulk · Liquids · Oversized +1 more
Seen Mar 2026
Council Bluffs, Iowa
BNSF
Rail to Truck · Truck to Rail
Dry Bulk · Liquids
15 cars
Seen Mar 2026
Sioux City, Iowa
BNSF
Rail to Truck · Truck to Rail
Dry Bulk · Liquids · Oversized
Seen Mar 2026
Des Moines, Iowa
BNSF · NS · UP
Container to Rail · Container to Truck +11 more
Railcar Storage · Bulk Storage +3 more
Dry Bulk · Liquids · Oversized +1 more
Seen Mar 2026
Keokuk, Iowa
BNSF · CN · NS +1 more
Railcar Storage
800 cars
Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Centerville, Iowa
BNSF · CPKC · NS
Railcar Storage
No operating summary is published for this record.
Garnavillo, Iowa
BNSF · CN · CPKC +3 more
Railcar Storage · Storage Yard
3 cars
Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Sioux City, Iowa
BNSF · CN · UP
Railcar Storage · Storage Yard
250 cars
Current public source or verification support is not disclosed on this record.
Des Moines, Iowa
BNSF
Loading / Unloading
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.