In an industry where the environment is seen more often than not as a liability, rail freight company Union Pacific is looking on the bright side, telling how the company expects to benefit from the push for a greener planet by delivering environmentally friendly products.

Increasing demand for products like Ethanol and hybrid motor vehicles says Union Pacific will see the company build on its already substantial business.  The rail freight company having already transported over 100,000 hybrid vehicles as well as responding to the rising ethanol in the United States.

Commenting on the expected  rise in demand for the shipment of environmentally friendly products, Julie Krehbiel, Vice President and General Manager  for Autos at Union Pacific said that as “Union Pacific Railroad is the largest automotive carrier west of the Mississippi River, we want to drive awareness of Union Pacific’s role in delivering greener vehicles and fuel to market.”

Already making efforts to increase its environmental credentials, Union Pacific claims to have continually improved and improving its fuel efficiency through better locomotive technology, engineer training and employee involvement.  The company stating that since 1995, Union Pacific has achieved a more than 12 percent improvement in fuel efficiency, with the company in 2006 alone, saving more than 50 million gallons of diesel fuel.

Owning Union Pacific Railroad, Union Pacific links 23 states in the western two-thirds of the United States of America and serves the fastest growing population centres within the country.  Union Pacific also connects with Canada’s rail systems and is, the company claims, the only railroad serving all six major gateways to Mexico.

Source: BusinessWire and Union Pacific

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