Industrial Minerals


Frac sand transporter reports increase in goods shipped

08 February 2012

by John Ollett

Union Pacific announces increased yearly profits; points to increase in fuel cost

Keywords: Union Pacific, frac sands, freight, railroad

US shipper Union Pacific Corp, which operates the largest railroads in the country, reported that it had seen an increase in goods shipped and in profit in 2011.

Union Pacific ship frac sand, barytes, soda ash and other minerals across the central and western US.

The company...