2008 Mid-States Highway Rail Grade Crossing Safety Conference.2008 Mid-States Highway Rail Grade Crossing Safety Conference.

Patrick Prososki, Manager Structures Design, UPRR

March 20-21, 2008

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San Jose

NorthPlatte

Memphis

Laredo

San Antonio

Nampa

Hinkle

Poplar Bluff

Yermo

Seattle

Oakland

Salt Lake City

Council

St.Louis

Alexandria

Pocatello

Stockton

Las Vegas

Avondale

Lynndyl

S.Morrill

Fremont

Salem/St.Elmo

Big Spring

Taylor

Texarkana

Livonia

Angleton

Elko

Dillon

Silver Bow

Grande

Spokane

Eastport

MarysvilleSharon Springs

Sweetwater

Toyah

Chickasha

BloomingtonCorpus Christi

Roper

Jefferson City

Kingsville

N. Little Rock

Wagoner

Granger

Findlay Jct.

Salina

Cheyenne

Brownsville

Shreveport

Mason

City

Minneapolis St.Paul

Duluth/ Itasca

Janesville

W.Chicago

Mankato

Clinton

Boone

Butler

Sioux City

Bill

Altoona

Adams

Bluffs

Gorham

Sheboygan

Portola

Roseville

Ogden

San Luis Obispo

W. Colton

Tucson

Phoenix

Dotsero

El Paso

Wichita

Pueblo

Topeka

Hearne

Dallas

Pine Bluff

Palestine

Beaumont

Marshall

Longview

Eagle Pass

Nogales

Bakersfield

Dexter

Rawlins

Yuma Picacho

Lordsburg

Tucumcari

Dalhart

Hutchinson

Fresno

Eugene

Sierra Blanca

Klamath Falls

Flatonia

Lathrop

Bald Knob

Brinkley

Jonesboro

Waco

Smithville

Spring

Corsicana

Kinder

La

Lincoln

Bend

Sanderson

Parsons

Vaughn

Oklahoma City

PaolaHerington

Coffeyville

Mo Valley

Ft.Madison

Quincy

WichitaFalls

Joliet

Aurora

Van Buren

Big Sandy

City

Falls City

McAlester

Sparks

Le Mars

GrandIsland

Kansas

Green River

Strauss

Alpine

Monroe

Cleveland

Sealy

Eagle L.

SintonJct.

Lewisville

Des Moines

Springfield

O/S

O/S

O/S

CommerceDolores

BrooklynAlbina

Dolton

Proviso

TaylorJenks

Ft. Worth

Settegast

Marshalltown

Neff

Armourd

ale

OakwayN. Yard

Hardy St.

GE

Burnham

Los Angeles

Englewood

UPRR System Fast Facts

• 32,300 miles of main and branch line track serving 23 western U.S. states

• 50,000 employees with annual payroll of $3.7 B

• 8,500 locomotives and 104,700 UP-owned freight cars

• $16.3 B in revenue diversified amongst intermodal, ag products, automotive, chemicals, energy, and industrial products (no single group has > 21%)

• Strong commitment to public and employee safety

• Railroads are GREEN

– Three times more fuel efficient than trucks: one double-stack intermodal train = 280 trucks traveling on Arizona highways

Data Sources: UPRR website, 2006 UP Fact Book, Wall St. Journal (WSJ.com)

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UPRR in Texas

• Major section of UPRR’s Sunset Route connecting Los Angeles-El Paso-Houston-New Orleans

• 6,344 miles of track

• Major hubs in El Paso, Fort Worth and Houston

• Davidson Yard –one of the largest freight classification yards in the world

• 8,565 Employees

• Annual payroll of $651 million

• Chemical , export grain and aggregates, automobiles, paper glass, coal and general merchandise

Data Source: UPRR website

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Grade Separations – Joint UP/BNSF Specs

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Grade Separations – Joint UP/BNSF Specs

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Working with UP: Key Points to Remember • Contact Union Pacific EARLY in the process

– Don’t wait until the project is totally designed or under construction, and then put Union Pacific on the critical path for approval

– Do contact Union Pacific early to understand the likely approval timeline, and to help Union Pacific understand your project timing requirements

– Communicate, Communicate, Communicate

• Follow Union Pacific’s specifications, standards, guidelines and policies

– Deviations from standards will necessitate additional review and will extend review time

– Use Consultants familiar with Railroad requirements

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