Service issues Union Pacific experienced in the first quarter weren’t due to precision scheduled railroading but to crew shortages, executives told investors during UP’s first-quarter 2022 earnings call Thursday.
Rail stakeholders, such as the unions and some trade groups, have blamed PSR, an approach adopted by the Class I railroads to streamline operations, for recent service disruptions.
But PSR is helping UP manage service recovery efforts more efficiently than past instances in which there...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/up-defends-precision-scheduled-railroading-amid-service-struggles