Editing Union Pacific Railroad (section)

===Union Pacific in the 21st century===
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In March 2024 Union Pacific layoffs caused concern at the Federal Railroad Administration to the extent that the FRA, in a letter to UP's CEO, said "safety of railroad operations is paramount&nbsp;... decisions that comprise that fundamental&nbsp;... are unacceptable. You must ensure that highly trained and experienced personnel perform critical inspections and repairs&nbsp;.... Your railroad (layoffs) are far outpacing any of your Class 1 peers."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kenn |first1=Mary |title=Are Railroad Layoffs Compromising Safety and Service? |url=https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/columns/cash-market-moves/article/2024/03/11/railroad-layoffs-compromising-safety |website=DTN Progressive Farmer |date=2 April 2024}}</ref>

In 2024 the railway celebrated 150 years of having its headquarters in Omaha.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Griffith |first1=Nicole |title=Union Pacific Railroad has called Omaha home for 150 years |url=https://www.kbtx.com/2024/06/21/union-pacific-railroad-has-called-omaha-home-150-years/ |website=www.kbtx.com |language=en |date=21 June 2024}}</ref>

The railway's Big Boy #4014, the world's largest operating steam locomotive, will visit 14 states in middle America in 2024. Twenty-five locomotives of Big Boy's size were fabricated during World War II, but only Big Boy survives. Its "Heartland of America" tour begins in August 2024 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and visits Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas through October.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Rail News - Union Pacific slates Big Boy steam locomotive's fall tour. For Railroad Career Professionals |journal=Progressive Railroading |url=https://www.progressiverailroading.com/union_pacific/news/Union-Pacific-slates-Big-Boy-steam-locomotives-fall-tour--72198 |language=en}}</ref>

Another locomotive, UP No. 4141, is named in honor of [[George H. W. Bush]], the US 41st President and is exhibited at the [[George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum|George H. W. Bush Presidential Center]] at [[Texas A&M University]] in College Station, Texas. The locomotive is custom painted in the colors of GWH Bush's [[Air Force One]]. The engine also pulled the president's funeral train on his final journey to College Station in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Union Pacific No. 4141 on Permanent Display at George H.W. Bush Presidential Center |url=https://www.up.com/aboutup/community/inside_track/4141-permanent-display-it-240612.htm |website=www.up.com |language=en}}</ref>