Union Pacific signs seven-year steel rail supply contract with Rocky Mountain Steel Mills
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- Union Pacific signed a seven-year contract with Rocky Mountain Steel Mills for domestic production of steel rail.
- Deal underscores Union Pacific plan to source majority of its rail from a US manufacturer.
- Agreement ends pending legal disputes, with Union Pacific withdrawing a lawsuit filed in Nebraska.
- Rocky Mountain Steel targets startup this year of a new long-rail mill backed by more than $1 billion investment.
- New facility is set to produce 100-meter rails, cutting required welds by 80% versus standard 80-foot rail.
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