Union Pacific Engineering Team's Safety Success Reflects Teamwork, Trust

For more than five years, a Union Pacific Engineering team in Nampa, Idaho, has worked injury free, exemplifying the railroad's goal of becoming the safest in North America.

The milestone symbolizes the Track Maintenance team's strong foundation of unity and trust built over the course of several years, said Anthony Reddick Jr., manager-Track Maintenance. The group maintains, inspects and strengthens the region's rail infrastructure, critical work that involves the use of heavy-duty equipment.

"Knowing and trusting the workers around you is paramount," Reddick said. "We're constantly learning and growing as a team."

The 15-member team credits constant communication as driving its safety record. The achievement also comes down to their Courage to Care for each other - a front-line motto expressing employees' commitments to personal and team safety.

"When we come to work, we are family," Reddick Jr. said. "Everyone here wants the person next to them to go home to their families the same way they came to work."

The Nampa team's milestone is one of many Engineering achievements celebrated across Union Pacific's network. Earlier this year, a team in Wichita, Kansas, marked a 12-year safety record, and a Roseville, California, Maintenance of Way group surpassed 10 years injury free.