NACo%20Presentation%20Naperville,%20IL%20April%2027,%202011%20Joe%20Bateman,%20VP%20Public%20Affairs

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NACo PresentationNaperville, IL April 27,
2011 Joe Bateman, VP Public Affairs
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Public Affairs Organization
Sr. VP Corporate RelationsBob Turner
VP Public AffairsScott Moore
VP Public AffairsJoe Bateman
VP Public AffairsJoe Adams
Dir. Policy PartnershipsJoe Arbona
Dir. Public Affairs Northern CA/NV Liisa Stark
Dir. Public Affairs IL/WI/MN Mike Payette
AVP Public Affairs Houston Juan Carreon
Dir. Public Affairs TX/OK Clint Schelbitzki
Dir. Public Affairs OR/WA Brock Nelson
Dir. Public Affairs IL/Metra Wes Lujan
Dir. Public Affairs WY/CODick Hartman
Dir. Public Affairs AR/LADrew Tessier
Dir. Public Affairs AZ/NMZoe Richmond
Dir. Public Affairs KS/MO Ben Jones
Dir. Community Affairs Border/San AntonioIvan
Jaime
Dir. Public Affairs UT/IDDan Harbeke
Dir. Public Affairs NE/IABrenda Mainwaring
Dir. Corp. Rel. Media Raquel Espinoza
Dir. Corp. Rel. Media Aaron Hunt
Dir. Corp. Rel. MediaMark Davis
Dir. Port Affairs Andy Perez
Dir. Community Affairs Southern CALupe Valdez
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SPCSL Track 2A ARRA HSIPR Track 2A Project
Awarded
Chicago
Bloomington
MP 126.4
Brighton Park
Project Description
1) Track Renewal Train (TRT) Dwight (NS Xing) to St. Louis (Q Tower) - 208 ML mi Concrete Ties Premium Rail - 13 Sidings - 740K ties, 1.4M TF new Rail, 19K CL ballast
2) Construct 2nd Main Line New Const 23.7 mi Total 2MT 32.8 mi Godfrey - Connect Godfrey Shipman Sidings (15.8 mi) Girard - Extend Girard Sdg E/W to new CPs (8.5 mi) Elkhart - Extend Elkhart Sdg E to new CP (8.5 mi)
3) PTC Grade Crossings Dwight to Q Tower including road modifications for crossings
4) Stations / Platforms Re-construct several station platforms
5) Passenger Equipment Purchase new passenger equipment
McLean
CP Canal
Athol
2010 TRT Work Godfrey to Elkhart 76.64 Mi.
CP Justice
Lincoln
MP 36.7
Elkhart
MP 168.42
Joliet
Joliet Intermodal Facility
Springfield
Ridgely
MP 183.39
TRT Completed 4.2 Miles in 2008
Wilmington
MP 187.65
Hitt
Mazonia
Auburn
Dwight
Girard

• Project Goals
• 2011 Complete Main Line TRT work north of
  Springfield
• July 2012 1st Segment 110 MPH track in Service
• 2014 Complete Project 2A

MP 72.8
Odell
Carlinville
Pontiac
Shipman
MP 249.32 Start
Chenoa
Godfrey
2011 TRT Work Elkhart to Dwight 95.62 Mi.
Ballard
Alton
Wann
Normal
WR Tower MP 283
Bloomington
MP 126.4
St. Louis
March 5, 2011
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Contracted Work

• Contractors to be determined
• Track Construction
• Bridge / Culvert Work
• Fencing
• Grading
• Bid Packages dependent on Design Process
• General Contractors selected through contract
  specific pre-qualification process
• Construction Management utilized for tracking
  ARRA requirements

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HOW TO DO BUSINESS WITH UP

• All suppliers must first register their business
  in UPs database by visiting www.up.com and
  clicking on the Suppliers tab

• Application is submitted to the supply category
  manager that handles the material/service type
  that is selected in the application
• Category manager will contact you to further
  discuss your organizations capabilities and
  opportunities available at Union Pacific

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M / W Numbers Boost Class I Employment

• Continuing a slow, steady rise, employment on
  U.S. Class I railroads reached 155,842 in
  mid-March, up 0.87 from February and a 4.42
  improvement over March 2010.
• Train crew employment (transportation, train and
  engine) increased to 62,627, up 0.78 from
  February and up 7.47 from March 2010
• The only employment group that was down from
  February was transportation (other than train and
  engine), which declined 0.41 from February to
  6,608, though its numbers were up 2.56 from
  March 2010.
• A seasonal boost sent maintenance of the way
  employment to 34,994 in March, up 2.03 and up
  3.23 from March 2010.

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NACo PresentationNaperville, IL April 27,
2011 Joe Bateman, VP Public Affairs