San Luis Obispo, Calif., Awarded Membership in Union Pacific's Train Town USA Registry

From the Union Pacific Railroad
October 6, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

ROSEVILLE, Calif., October 6, 2012 - San Luis Obispo, Calif., has been awarded membership in Union Pacific's Train Town USA Registry as part of the railroad's year-long 150th anniversary celebration. The city received an official Train Town USA resolution signed by Union Pacific Chairman Jim Young today in a presentation at the Central Coast Railroad Festival.

"We are proud to recognize San Luis Obispo as we commemorate our railroad's sesquicentennial celebration and growing up together," said Liisa Stark, Union Pacific Director - Public Affairs. "The bond between our railroad and early settlements continues to strengthen and grow. Today, Union Pacific serves nearly 7,300 communities where we live, where our children grow up together and where we recruit our employees.

"Our shared heritage with San Luis Obispo is a source of pride as we remember our past while serving and connecting our nation for years to come."

The railroad has been part of the San Luis Obispo community since the 1880s with the Pacific Coast Railway and the Southern Pacific Railroad. Today the San Luis Obispo area is an important part of Union Pacific's business in the Central Coast region. Union Pacific serves a number of customers in the area and provides the infrastructure for passenger operations. From agricultural products to construction materials, finished automobiles to consumer electronics, Union Pacific delivers the products American's use every day.

About Union Pacific

It was 150 years ago that Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act of July 1, 1862, creating the original Union Pacific. One of America's iconic companies, today, Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP), linking 23 states in the western two-thirds of the country by rail and providing freight solutions and logistics expertise to the global supply chain. From 2000 through 2011, Union Pacific spent more than $31 billion on its network and operations, making needed investments in America's infrastructure and enhancing its ability to provide safe, reliable, fuel-efficient and environmentally responsible freight transportation. Union Pacific's diversified business mix includes Agricultural Products, Automotive, Chemicals, Coal, Industrial Products and Intermodal. The railroad serves many of the fastest-growing U.S. population centers and emphasizes excellent customer service. Union Pacific operates competitive routes from all major West Coast and Gulf Coast ports to eastern gateways, connects with Canada's rail systems and is the only railroad serving all six major Mexico gateways.

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Media contact: Aaron Hunt, 916-789-6019 or amhunt@up.com.

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