The company also revealed revenue was better-than-anticipated, despite service disruptions from Hurricane Harvey that cut the railroad's performance in the last couple of months. Union Pacific rerouted some shipments around Houston through other parts of Texas and Mexico to maintain service during shut downs from the storm.
EPS: $1.50 per share vs. $1.49 per share expected by a Thomson Reuters survey of analysts.
Revenue: $5.41 billion vs. $5.33 billion expected by Thomson Reuters.
Average revenue per car, a key metric for railroads, increased 5 percent from the same period last year.
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