Union Pacific Railroad makes position cuts in Omaha

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — America's railroads are going through a round of job cuts — 25,000 in recent years, with more likely to come — aimed at efficiency and controlling future costs.

It's a familiar pattern for an industry that once was highly labor-intensive and has become more automated, with added computer-driven changes in the works that could reduce employment further.

Union Pacific Railroad's recent decision to trim 750 positions, mainly at its Omaha headquarters, follows similar force reductions by the other major freight rail systems.

Altogether, the six largest of the seven Class I railroads have shed about 25,000 jobs in recent years, or about 13 percent of their workforce, the Omaha World-Herald reported.

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