Railway titan Union Pacific recently announced a new partnership with ZTR Control Systems, which specializes in green technology for trains, to build new hybrid-electric locomotives, which are to be constructed at the Union Pacific facility in North Little Rock. Much…
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Looming Railroad Strike Causes Cancellations, Uncertainty
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffUnions representing 60,000 rail workers across the country are reportedly preparing for a strike that will start on Thursday, Sept. 16, if demands concerning issues like pay, quality of life and sick leave are not met. The strike comes…
Advancing technology constantly keeps the working world on its toes. From the light bulb to anthropomorphic robots, technology is incorporated now into almost every aspect of everyday life. This is especially true in workforce development and how manufacturers are combating…
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Hundreds Gather to See ‘Big Boy’ Locomotive Chug Through Arkansas
Hundreds of people converged on the Union Pacific railyard in North Little Rock Thursday afternoon to get a close-up look at the world’s largest steam locomotive train engine as the Big Boy No. 4014 train made an overnight stop amid…
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World’s Largest Locomotive to Pass Through Arkansas
The Quapaw Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America announced Wednesday that the world’s largest locomotive, named “Big Boy,” is preparing to pass through the Natural State. Weighing in at more than 1 million pounds, the locomotive will pass…