UP "State of the Business" for week of 3/12
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 03-12-2012 - 12:56
State of the Business
March 12, 2012 | 01:35 p.m. CDT
"State of the Business" is a weekly update of Union Pacific's network. It provides an overview of the railroad's current status, outlook drivers and new business.
Current Status
The seven-day carloading rate is 167,546, which is 2 percent below the same week last year.
About 650 TE&Y employees are furloughed; 30,000 freight cars are in storage; and 900 locomotives are in short- and long-term storage.
Velocity is off slightly week-over-week to 20.7 mph.
The Service Delivery Index (SDI) is at 80. SDI combines the key quality-of-service indicators for each business segment.
Compared to March 2011, slow order miles are 23 percent better.