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Freight railroads own infrastructure that cannot be replicated, but their dividends depend on variables most income investors overlook.

Here we pick three railroad stocks, WJRYY, UNP and CNI, which have a solid dividend growth history.

Nobody is building a competing transcontinental railroad, and that simple fact has quietly funded decades of rising dividends across four companies most investors never think about.

UNP deploys its first two battery-electric locomotives in Southern California to test zero-emission rail technology in real-world operations.

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Union Pacific Railroad today announced the arrival of two battery-electric locomotives in Southern California, part of the company's ongoing investments in testing next-generation technologies in real-world, operating environments. The locomotives are the first of four FLXdrive battery-electric units built by Wabtec and ordered by Union Pacific. Two additional locomotives are scheduled to arrive in October, completing the four-unit fleet that will operate in the Gr.

Canadian National Railway NYSE: CNI CEO Tracy Robinson said the railroad is pursuing growth opportunities in Mexico, energy, agriculture and selected domestic markets while relying on prior infrastructure investments to support volume gains without a major increase in capital spending.

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In another historic first, Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 will take to the rails this November for a limited holiday tour in support of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, with the world's largest operating steam locomotive set to be on display Nov. 21 in the Denver, Colorado, area. This will be Big Boy's first-ever holiday tour and comes several months after the beloved 1941-era steam locomotive completed its historic coast-to-coast tour from California to New York, cul.

Union Pacific Corp (NYSE:UNP, XETRA:UNP) received a UBS upgrade to Buy from Neutral as the broker forecast stronger 2027 growth, excluding potential NSC merger benefits from its base case. UBS raised its price target from $310 to $339, applying an unchanged multiple of 21 times its 2028 earnings forecast of $16.15 per share.

Union Pacific NYSE: UNP CEO Jim Vena said the railroad is seeing broad-based volume growth in the current quarter while maintaining service levels, though rising fuel prices could pressure its operating ratio in the near term.

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