AI @ Union Pacific

Union Pacific utilizes enterprise-grade decision intelligence systems to power smarter, faster operational decisions.

• klover.ai: Union Pacific

Union Pacific advanced technology to improve productivity and customer service; settled lawsuit related to AI-driven train wreck from 2024 incident.

• Union Pacific: The Future of Rail: Faster, Smarter Deliveries for Customers
• Cowboy State Daily: Wyoming Man Who Says AI Driver Wrecked Train Settles With Union Pacific

Union Pacific launched a multi-phase project combining AI with a proprietary platform to create optimal and dynamic transportation plans; Katie Sanders highlighted AI's role in predictive railroading.

• Union Pacific: The Next Frontier in Predictive, Proactive Railroading
• Progressive Railroading: Q&A: Union Pacific's Katie Sanders Talks Technology and Predictive Railroading

AI increasingly integrated into daily operations of major US railroads, including Union Pacific, to support data-driven operational and safety decisions.

• trains.com: Railroads Ramp Up the Use of Artificial Intelligence
• Carnegie Mellon University: Railroads Ramp Up the Use of Artificial Intelligence - Safety21

Union Pacific's CIO Katie Sanders emphasized scaling AI and machine learning thoughtfully to improve asset management and operational decision-making.

• Forbes: 162 Year Old Union Pacific's CIO Drives An Innovative Digital Playbook
• xmpro: From Railroads to AI: The Evolution of Game-Changing Utilities

Union Pacific utilized machine learning on sensor data for operational insights; faced a federal lawsuit alleging injury caused by AI system controlling locomotives, highlighting risks in AI deployment.

• PitchGrade: Union Pacific Corporation: AI Use Cases 2024
• FreightWaves: Federal Suit Alleges AI System Injured Union Pacific Employee
• Cowboy State Daily: Wyoming Railroad Engineer Sues Union Pacific Over AI

Union Pacific adopted NetControl, a modern transportation management system with real-time analytics and AI integration, and launched UP Chat, an AI chat tool to improve employee efficiency and safety.

• Progressive Railroading: UP Adopts a More Modern and Groundbreaking Transportation Management System
• Railway Age: Union Pacific's AI Chat Gives Employees Tool to Save Time and Drive Efficiency

Union Pacific faced operational challenges including flat fuel efficiency, a 10% revenue decrease, and drops in carloads and revenue ton-miles (RTMs).

• First Analytics: ChatGPT's Take on Railroad Performance

Discussion on Union Pacific's AI posture in the transportation industry, highlighting strategic directions for AI adoption.

• Railway Age: The Advent of AI in the Transportation Industry

Union Pacific acquired five new wide-span cranes integrated with AI to operate semi-autonomously for loading and unloading.

• Union Pacific: Union Pacific Testing Autonomous Cranes That Operate Semi-Autonomously

Union Pacific began leveraging the Industrial Internet to improve operations, reduce train derailments, and increase shipment velocity.

• Datafloq: Union Pacific Railroad Turned To The Industrial Internet To Improve Operations