MAAT INDEX

CLAIM #59753 · Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) · 2026Q1 earnings call · Apr 23, 2026 · due Dec 31, 2026

In addition to that, we still invest between $500 million and $700 million a year in capacity projects.

Eric Gehringer · EVP Operations

PENDING
graded after results covering Dec 31, 2026 are reported

How to check this claim

Look at: Capital expenditures on capacity projects (line extensions, construction, terminal expansion), fiscal year 2026

It came true if: Annual capacity-related capital spending between $500 million and $700 million

Where: Company capital expenditure disclosures (10-K / capital investment commentary on earnings calls)

In context

acro headwinds turn to talents? Eric Gehringer: Yes, Jonathan, thank you for that question. And certainly, a topic that we review on a consistent basis. We've always said from the railroads perspective, you have 5 critical resources, mainline capacity, terminal capacity, crews, locomotives and cars, and you're obviously hitting on one of those 5. Now as we look at the railroad today, we have latent capacity. Now we've driven that through a couple of different ways. Number one, and I reported this morning on top of all the improvements we've made train length, we did it again, 3% improvement best quarter ever, that train length is generating lane capacity. After a number of other reasons why we do train length, that's right up there at the very top for being able to generate that capacity. In addition to that, we still invest between $500 million and $700 million a year in capacity projects. And you've heard us talk about those in the past. They're citing extensions, they're citing constructions. They're the expansion of terminals. So the Union Pacific is positioned and will remain positioned with that capacity to bring growth that Kenny and the team are working on every single day to bring this railroad. Kenny Rocker: The only thing I'll add, Eric, is 2 tangible ways to see that capacity really bearing fruit. One is on the equipment side, where we're able to go in and insert more equipment into a facility and/or spot at 100% of their order fulfillment, which allows us to go out and capture more business. But then more importantly, on the capacity -- and I've talked about this before, is the ability to shift in different lanes or geographic areas. So maybe we're going from th

Verify independently

SEC filings for UNP · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2026Q1 earnings call.