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His tenure as CEO begun in the midst of a crisis due to system incompatibilities as Union Pacific absorbed Southern Pacific Railroad. The company's stock dropped throughout the remainder of the 1990s, and would not recover until 2002. [2] He was awarded Railroader of the Year in 2003. He retired as CEO in 2006, and as Chairman in 2007. [1]
James Ruesch Young (October 24, 1952 — February 15, 2014) was an American railroad executive who was the president, chief executive officer and chairman of the board for Union Pacific Railroad from 2006 to his death in February 2014. [1]
Houston Belt and Terminal Railway; Overview; Parent company: Union Pacific and BNSF Railway: Headquarters: 501 Crawford Street, Room 100, Houston, TX 77002-2113: Dates of operation: 1905 () – Technical; Track gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in)
Union Station is a building in Houston, Texas, in the United States. Dedicated on March 2, 1911, and formerly a hub of rail transportation, the building now serves as a cornerstone for Daikin Park. [2] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and has since been superseded by Houston's Amtrak station.
Robert M. Brown was the Chief Engineer for Union Pacific Railroad in the 1960s and 1970s. For his work with the railroad, Modern Railways magazine selected Brown to receive the magazine's Man of the Year award in 1978; the award has since been continued by Railway Age magazine as the Railroader of the Year. He was the first railway Chief ...
Houston officials on Wednesday approved $5 million for a fund to help relocate residents from neighborhoods located near a rail yard polluted by a cancer-linked wood preservative that has been ...
Houston plans to spend millions of dollars to relocate residents from neighborhoods located near a rail yard polluted by a cancer-linked wood preservative that has been blamed for an increase in ...
The Port Terminal Railroad Association is an American terminal railroad that operates 185 miles (298 km) of track at the Port of Houston in Houston, Texas. [1] It is an independent association comprising Port of Houston Authority , the Houston Belt & Terminal Railway , Union Pacific Railroad , BNSF Railway and Kansas City Southern Railway .