Customers Recognize Union Pacific Railroad for Service

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Apr 26, 2011, 11:15 ET

OMAHA, Neb., April 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) Corporation and Landstar System, Inc., recently honored Union Pacific Railroad for its 2010 achievements.

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Evergreen named Union Pacific its 2010 Vendor of the Year. The award is presented annually to suppliers providing excellent service and maintaining high performance levels. Evergreen recognized Union Pacific for its excellence in quality, service and support.

Landstar named Union Pacific its 2010 Intermodal Carrier of the Year. Criteria for the accolade included performance in the areas of customer service, damage prevention, line haul and door-to-door service.

"We maintain strong relationships with our customers by consistently providing high levels of service and value," said John Kaiser, Union Pacific vice president and general manager-Intermodal. "Receiving these awards is an incredible honor. We are proud of our 2010 accomplishments and will strive for continued improvement in providing excellent service to our customer base."

About Union Pacific

Union Pacific Corporation owns one of America's leading transportation companies. Its principal operating company, Union Pacific Railroad, links 23 states in the western two-thirds of the country. Union Pacific serves many of the fastest-growing U.S. population centers and provides Americans with a fuel-efficient, environmentally responsible and safe mode of freight transportation. Union Pacific's diversified business mix includes Agricultural Products, Automotive, Chemicals, Energy, Industrial Products and Intermodal. The railroad emphasizes excellent customer service and offers competitive routes from all major West Coast and Gulf Coast ports to eastern gateways. Union Pacific connects with Canada's rail systems and is the only railroad serving all six major gateways to Mexico, making it North America's premier rail franchise.

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