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Automotive Facilities and Assembly CentersKentTacomaSpokaneBarnesSt. John’sSilver BowSt. PaulJanesvilleBeniciaMilpitasFremontValleyRoperRollaCouncil BluffsMuncieFairfaxBelvidereCentrevilleWest ChicagoChicago HeightsPort HuenemeWilmingtonMira LomaCalexicoPhoenixNogalesSantaRosaDistribution Centers, Union Pacific-Owned/LeasedDistribution Centers/Ports, Privately-OwnedAssembly CentersGateways to MexicoEl PasoAmarilloEagle PassLaredoOklahoma CityMesquiteMidlothianSanAntonioArlingtonKirbyBrownsvilleShreveportReisorCandleridgeWestfieldPort of HoustonGavinPort AllenAnnual Summary by Quarter - Automotive2008 2007 20061st 2nd 3rd 4th Total 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TotalFreight Revenue (millions of dollars)363 352 324 305 1,344 354 387 348 369 1,458 358 390 325 354 1,427Revenue Ton-Miles (millions)3,890 3,646 3,278 3,169 13,983 4,330 4,685 4,250 4,217 17,482 4,661 4,994 4,143 4,521 18,319Revenue Carloads (thousands)188 176 153 150 667 201 221 201 203 826 210 225 191 208 834Average Revenue Per Car (dollars)1,930 2,005 2,114 2,040 2,017 1,759 1,754 1,729 1,823 1,766 1,705 1,737 1,697 1,698 1,71017
ChemicalsCommodity ProfileTransporting chemicals provided 15 percent of Union Pacifi c’sfreight revenue in 2008. The Railroad’s franchise enables it toserve the large chemical megaplex along the Gulf Coast, asroughly two-thirds of the Company’s chemical business originates,terminates or travels through this area. UP’s chemical franchisealso accesses chemical producers in the Rocky Mountains and onthe West Coast. The Company classifi es chemical shipments intothree broad categories: Petrochemicals, Fertilizer and Soda Ash.Petrochemicals includes liquid and dry chemicals, plastics,petroleum and liquid petroleum products, making up two-thirdsof UP’s chemical business. These products move primarily to andfrom the Gulf Coast region. Barges, pipelines, and to a lesserextent trucks, provide transportation alternatives for some of thesecommodities.The liquid and dry market consists of several dozen segmentsof basic, intermediate and specialty chemicals produced by, andshipped to, large and small customers. Strong demand fromindustrial manufacturers is key to this market segment. Plasticsshipments support many vital sectors of the U.S. economy,including the automotive, housing, and durable and disposableconsumer goods markets. UP is an important link in the plasticssupply-chain through its ownership and operation of storagein-transit(SIT) facilities. Plastics customers utilize railroad SITyards for intermediate storage of their plastic resins, and UP’s SITcapacity exceeds that of any other railroad.Chemicals Line Density Map2008 CarloadsInternational 21%Mexico 5%Domestic 74%Liquid & Dry 26%Plastics 24%Fertilizer 21%Petroleum & Other 16%Soda Ash 13%In 2008, strong pricing and increased fuel surcharges drove UP’spetrochemicals’ average revenue per car up 14 percent, whilevolume declined 8 percent year-over-year. Weak market conditionsand business interruptions resulting from Hurricanes Gustav andIke contributed to lower shipments.Fertilizer movements originate in the Gulf Coast region, thewestern part of the U.S. and Canada. Shipments are bound formajor agricultural users in the Midwest, western U.S. and abroad.Fertilizer accounted for 21 percent of the Railroad’s chemicalbusiness in 2008. In the fi rst three quarters of 2008, export potashshipments through the Pacifi c Northwest and a robust plantingseason for corn drove strong demand. A late fall harvest andcollapsing commodity prices in the fourth quarter partially offsetthis strength. Volume for the year fi nished up 2 percent, whilestrong price and increased fuel surcharges resulted in averagerevenue per car growth of more than 15 percent year-over-year.Soda ash represented 13 percent of chemical business in 2008.Shipments of this product originate in southwestern Wyomingand California for delivery to chemical and glass producingmarkets in North America and abroad. UP directly serves GreenRiver, Wyoming, the world’s largest natural soda ash reserveand producing region. During 2008, strength in export soda ashdemand offset softness in the domestic automotive and housingproduction markets. In total, volume for the year was up a modest1 percent over 2007.Lane density based on carloadings. Line thickness depicts traffi c density.18
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