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8
Making Time
The auto franchise expanded further in 2001 with contract wins made possible by
taking time out of the delivery cycle. At Gibson Yard, east of Chicago, UP’s partner
railroads, Canadian National, CSX and Norfolk Southern, deliver GM vehicles to
UP for combination into unit trains for faster delivery. In St. Louis, UP collects
Ford trucks produced in Kentucky and delivers them through Kansas City to west-
ern destinations, a day faster than previously. DaimlerChrysler auto parts made in
Canada and the upper Midwest cross the border at Laredo, arriving at the plant
in Mexico two days sooner than by truck. For Toyota, imports at the Port of Long
Beach are loaded for their trip to Houston, two days faster than before.
Union Pacific now carries 80% of the finished vehicles in the western United
States with 100% of DaimlerChrysler, 100% of General Motors, 95% of Toyota,
and over 80% of Ford. During 2001, the four largest automotive manufacturers in
North America – DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Toyota, and UPS Autogistics,
representing Ford – each recognized Union Pacific as their rail carrier of the year.
AUTOMOTIVE
PORT OF LONG BEACH