The service began with 40-car trains. Today, we re up to 100-car trains. The best news is that some of the customers using the new service haven t shipped by rail in many years. Express Lane has been so successful that in the fall we inaugurated new service that runs through St. Louis to Atlanta in eight days and to Lakeland, Fla., in 10 days. The second reason for my optimism is our focus on technology.
Communications are now the backbone of the world s economy.
To that end, at Union Pacific we have formed a new technology subsidiary called Fenix. We are focusing on how to get the most return for our shareholders from these assets while at the same time continuing to use technology to enhance our core business and benefit customers. The Journal of Commerce. All rights reserved.