UP defends precision scheduled railroading amid service struggles

A photograph of a Union Pacific train traveling through a field.

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...

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