From the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Union Pacific Furloughing Most Of Staff At North Little Rock Shop
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Union Pacific locomotives sit in different stages of repair in February 2018 at Union Pacific Railroad’s Jenks Shop heavy locomotive repair facility in North Little Rock. The overhaul and maintenance facility, among the largest in the world, is closing temporarily and furloughing most of its workers amid what a company representative called an “unprecedented decline in business volume.” (Democrat-Gazette file photo)
Union Pacific Furloughing Most Of Staff At North Little Rock Shop
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Most of the employees at a Union Pacific facility in North Little Rock that maintains and refurbishes the railroad's locomotives are being furloughed as a result of what a company representative said was an "unprecedented decline in business volume" stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.Photo caption
The railroad is temporarily closing its Jenks Locomotive Facility and furloughing most of its staff, said Kristen South, senior director for corporate communications and media relations for the Omaha, Neb.-based railroad.
Union Pacific locomotives sit in different stages of repair in February 2018 at Union Pacific Railroad’s Jenks Shop heavy locomotive repair facility in North Little Rock. The overhaul and maintenance facility, among the largest in the world, is closing temporarily and furloughing most of its workers amid what a company representative called an “unprecedented decline in business volume.” (Democrat-Gazette file photo)
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