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Union Pacific Railroad Company

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10 mentions across 8 events

Also known as: UP, UPRR

Union Pacific Railroad Company operates freight rail transportation services across the western United States, including significant operations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The company maintains the Dallas Intermodal Terminal in Wilmer/Hutchins, which handles container and trailer shipping for regional businesses. Union Pacific provides rail freight services connecting Dallas to western U.S. markets.
8 eventsLast active Tracked since $70.9M city spending

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transportation (8)
grant (4)
bond (4)
contract (3)
development (2)
policy (2)
zoning (2)
public hearing (2)
budget (1)

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mentioned (7)
vendor (3)

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Legislative threads where Union Pacific Railroad Company is mentioned

River Oaks Corridor Zoning Amendment (Z067-152)

Last: Feb 12, 2025·Zoning·Corridor

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1717 Main Street, Suite 5900, Dallas, TX 75201·Show on Google Maps ↗
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April 2026

Consent Agenda
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Authorization of a cost-overrun payment to Union Pacific Railroad Company for additional costs incurred upgrading the Chalk Hill Road at-grade crossing between IH-30 frontage road and Singleton Boulevard, increasing the total contract from $1,308,399 to $2,008,399, funded by 2024B Certificates of Obligation.

Authorize a cost-overrun payment to Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR), to compensate UPRR for the additional funding needed for the upgrades UPRR performed at the Chalk Hill Road at-grade public r

$700K

March 2026

Consent Agenda

Authorizes acceptance of a $30M TxDOT Regional Toll Revenue grant and a $7.5M local bond match to fund construction of a new grade-separated 4-lane roadway with sidewalks and bicycle lanes on Herbert Street beneath the Union Pacific Railroad line.

…e to 4-lane roadway grade, separated with sidewalks and bicycle lanes under the Union Pacific Railroad Line on Herbert Street from Broadway Avenue to Commerce Street…

$7.5M
Upcoming Agenda Items

Authorizes acceptance of a $30 million TxDOT Regional Toll Revenue grant, with a $7.5 million local match, to fund construction of a 0-to-4-lane grade-separated roadway with sidewalks and bicycle lanes on Herbert Street under the Union Pacific Railroad Line, for a total project cost of $37.5 million.

…e to 4-lane roadway grade, separated with sidewalks and bicycle lanes under the Union Pacific Railroad Line on Herbert Street from Broadway Avenue to Commerce Street…

$30.0M

February 2026

Consent Agenda
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The city is authorizing payment to Union Pacific Railroad Company for rights to construct and maintain a grade-separated overpass on Cockrell Hill Road from La Reunion Parkway to Singleton Boulevard, pursuant to a 2017 agreement (Resolution No. 17-1165), not to exceed $238,632 financed by the 2024B Certificates of Obligation Fund.

Authorize payment to the Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR) for an agreement with UPRR, previously approved on August 9, 2017, by Resolution No. 17-1165, for the construction, maintenance, and use

$239K
Briefing Items
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The Department of Transportation and Public Works seeks to authorize a payment of up to $238,632 to Union Pacific Railroad Company for the right to construct, maintain, and repair a grade-separated overpass within UPRR's right-of-way for Cockrell Hill Road from La Reunion Parkway to Singleton Boulevard.

Department of Transportation and Public Works: Authorize payment to the Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR) for an agreement with UPRR, previously approved on August 9, 2017, by Resolution No. 17-11

$239K
Briefing Items

The Department of Transportation and Public Works seeks to accept a $30 million TxDOT Regional Toll Revenue grant to construct a grade-separated 4-lane roadway with sidewalks and bicycle lanes on Herbert Street from Broadway Avenue to Commerce Street under the Union Pacific Railroad Line, with $7.5 million in required local matching funds for a total project cost of $37.5 million.

…ne to 4-lane roadway grade separated with sidewalks and bicycle lanes under the Union Pacific Railroad Line on Herbert Street from Broadway Avenue to Commerce Street…

$30.0M
Consent Agenda

Accepts a federal FHWA grant through TxDOT for construction of a grade separation on Prairie Creek Road at Union Pacific Railroad, with the city providing approximately $2.2M in local matching funds toward a total project cost of nearly $11M.

…on Prairie Creek Road from North of Military Parkway to North of Forney Road at Union Pacific Railroad in the City of Dallas; (2) receipt and deposit of funds in the…

$2.2M

January 2026

Authorization Of A Hearing

The city is considering authorizing a public hearing to review and potentially rezone approximately 660.39 acres of industrially and mixed-use zoned land in Council Districts 7 and 8, bounded by I-45, the Trinity River, Union Pacific Railroad tracks, and the Trinity Forest Trail. This item only authorizes the hearing itself, not any actual rezoning action.

…d by Julius Schepps Freeway (I-45) on the south; the Trinity River on the west; Union Pacific Railroad Tracks, then Brownville Avenue, Hull Avenue, Ivory Lane, Burma…

February 2025

Consent Agenda

Authorizes the City Manager to file a Notice of Intent to establish a Quiet Zone (restricting train horn use) along the Union Pacific Railroad at the Bethurum Avenue at-grade crossing in the South Dallas corridor, at no cost to the City.

Authorize the City Manager to provide the Notice of Intent to establish a Quiet Zone along the Union Pacific Railroad in the South Dallas corridor for the at-grade railroad crossing at Bethurum Avenue

Zoning Cases - Under Advisement - Individual

Public hearing on a City Plan Commission authorized rezoning of approximately 522.18 acres generally bounded by River Oaks Road, Union Pacific Railroad, McCommas Bluff Road, and Julius Schepps Freeway, encompassing multiple new zoning districts, amendments to Planned Development District No. 778 and Specific Use Permit No. 773 for a metal processing facility, and termination of deed restriction D.R. Z067-152. Staff and CPC recommendations differ on the form of the new Planned Development District and the duration of the SUP amendment.

…riate regulations in an area generally bounded by River Oaks Road to the north, Union Pacific Railroad to the east, McCommas Bluff Road to the south, and Julius Sche…