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INFO Magazine Union Pacific Railroad 1997 July/Aug Employee Burnham Shops
INFO Magazine Union Pacific Railroad 1997 July/Aug Employee Burnham Shops
INFO is published Bi-monthly for the UP family. Cover: Machinist Vern Carter uses a cutting torch on a locomotive truck in the Burnham Heavy Repair facility. Photo by Mike Malone.
Contents
BURNHAM SHOPS:
A TRADITION OF CRAFTSMANSHIP
Skilled specialists at this state-of-the-art facility
make worn-out locomotives like new.
Page 16
PONDERING PAYS OFF IN PALESTINE
And elsewhere on the system, thanks to IdeaWorks.
Page 8
OCI GOES FOR GLOBAL GROWTH
Using UP transportation, OCI Chemical aims its
soda ash output at world markets.
Page 10
NEWSBRIEFS
Railroad news and information Page 4
UNION PACIFIC SET TO START MEXICO RAILROADING
A new role is coming Page 6
APL'S SUPERPORT SERVES PACIFIC RIM
The 232-acre facility is the world's largest Page 7
CONDUCTING OUR BUSINESS
A profile of Sparks Conductor Bob Fisher Page 12
WHO'S WHO II
Leaders of UP's six business teams Page 13
25 YEARS OLD, 10,000 LIVES SAVED
Operation Lifesaver marks a quarter-century Page 14
HISTORY OF THE UP SHIELD
From Victorian logo to today's symbol Page 24
BULLETIN BOARD
Company-related announcements Page 27
RAILPEOPLE
Stories about retirees, employees and their families Page 28
MILEPOSTS
Retirements and deaths Page 30
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