Union Pacific - Investing

Operated by Union Pacific Railroad Company or UPRR, which connects 23 western U.S. states, Union Pacific Corporation (UPC) is in the business of transportation. Among the products UPC handles are those in the areas of agriculture, automotive, chemicals, energy, industry and intermodal. UPRR possesses over 32,000 miles of route, connecting ports from the Pacific to the Gulf coasts and furnishing links to Mexican terminals. The components of their freight traffic are bulk, manifest and premium categories. Included in bulk shipments are coal, grain and rock, while manifest traffic consists of less than train-load shipments of commodities like lumber, paper or steel, and the premium component includes completed automobiles and intermodal bins.