What is UP railroad stand for.?

Question

What is UP railroad stand for.?

Answer 1

Union Pacific

Answer 2

United Pakistan.

Answer 3

And in railroad slang - Uncle Pete

You've heard about the merger of the Southern Pacific (SP) and the Union Pacific (UP) in 1996.  The merger company combined the names of the two mergees; taking the 2nd name from SP, and the first from UP --- resulting in the name: Union Pacific.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pacif...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Pa...

Answer 4

Here are a few we used for it when i worked there in the 1980's

Uncle Pete's Rabbit Run

Ultimate Place for Rest & Relaxation

Untimely and Pathetic

Answer 5

Grrrrrrrrrrr.  Don't get me started...

Answer 6

Union Pacific.

Answer 7

Evan,

UP stands for the Union Pacific Railroad, a Class I carrier which is the only American one, along with the Kansas City Southern, to have never had its named changed over the years due to mergers and/or acquisitions.