Union Pacific to Hire 60,000 Over 12 Years

Union Pacific Railroad plans to hire about 60,000 workers over the next 12 years to replace retirees and to handle business growth. “We plan to hire 5,000 a year over the next dozen years,” said Ed Trandahl, spokesman for the Omaha-based rail and interstate trucking company. “These would be high-paid, blue-collar jobs,” Trandahl said, adding that most will be locomotive engineers and conductors. Trandahl also said the rail traffic congestion that plagued the company late last year and early this year has “improved tremendously.” Union Pacific’s shares fell $1.63 to close at $47.31 on the NYSE.