Union Pacific versus BNSF: A Snapshot of Week 22 Rail Traffic

Omaha-headquartered Union Pacific (UNP) is a western US railroad giant, competing with BNSF Railway (BRK.B). In Week 22, UNP’s carload traffic grew 1.8% YoY (year-over-year) to ~90,800 railcars, excluding intermodal, from ~89,200. The company’s carload traffic was marginally higher than that of rival BNSF Railway, which recorded 1.5% YoY growth. Union Pacific’s carload volume growth was much higher than the 0.22% gains recorded by US railroad companies (XTN).