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Union Pacific Headquarters & offices · Omaha, Nebraska
Union Pacific · Omaha, Nebraska
A 19-story glass cube wrapped around a full-height atrium, home to the railroad Abraham Lincoln created.
Union Pacific Center, the benefits and 160 years of Omaha offices — then the pay. Every number from Union Pacific's own filings and history pages, and from the architects' and engineers' project pages.
- 19 storiesaround a full-height atrium
- ≈ 4,000employees the headquarters can hold
- 89%employee retention rate, 2025
- $134,454median employee pay, 2025
Sources: Kendall/Heaton and Alvine project pages · Form 10-K 2025 · Proxy statement 2026
Companies / United States / Railroads / Union Pacific
THE HEADQUARTERS · 1400 DOUGLAS STREET, OMAHA
A glass cube built around a 19-story atrium
Union Pacific Center rises 19 stories of glass above a stone base, its massing broken up so the facades match the scale of nearby buildings. A dramatic full-height central atrium lobby floods the interior with natural light and cuts the need for electric light. Built for more than 3,500 employees, it has a training center, a 600-seat restaurant, a fitness facility and under-floor air with adjustable diffusers at each desk.
- 1.2 million sq ft (≈ 111,500 m²)
- 19 stories
- Full-height atrium
- 600-seat restaurant
- Energy Star
A 19-story atrium
A full-height central atrium brings daylight to every floor and cuts the need for electric light.
In downtown Omaha
Nineteen stories of glass over a stone base, broken into smaller blocks to fit the scale of its neighbors.
Facts: Kendall/Heaton project page “Union Pacific Center” · Alvine project page · up.com facilities page · Form 10-K 2025
Union Pacific Center
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Headquarters (owned) | 1400 Douglas Street, Omaha, NE 68179 |
| Harriman Dispatching Center | Omaha, Nebraska |
Source: Form 10-K 2025 cover and Properties · See them on the map ↓
Source: Kendall/Heaton and Alvine project pages · Form 10-K 2025 · up.com facilities page
Benefits (United States)
Contributions to 401(k) plans.
An employee stock purchase plan.
Medical options from UHC, BCBS and Kaiser in the 2026 benefits guides.
A fitness facility and a 600-seat restaurant in the headquarters.
Benefits vary with the collective bargaining agreement or management status.
A training center inside Union Pacific Center.
Source: Form 10-K 2025, Human Capital · up.com management benefits page · Alvine project page
Why people stay: what Union Pacific itself reports
Union Pacific ties its ability to recruit and keep people directly to the railroad's success.
The company works with 13 major rail unions; agreements are reopened every five years.
Contributions to 401(k) plans and an employee stock purchase plan.
Programs to help employees grow into new roles or learn new skills in their current one.
Source: Form 10-K 2025, Human Capital
Who works here
average employees, 2025
represented by unions
major rail unions
route miles in 23 states
Source: Form 10-K 2025
Pay at Union Pacific
The CEO earned 151 times this amount. Median annual compensation (pay only) was $107,889.
Source: Proxy statement 2026 (CEO pay ratio) · Form 10-K 2025
Union Pacific doesn't publish pay by age.
Office history: from the territorial capitol to 14th and Douglas
- 1862 Created by Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln created Union Pacific by signing the Pacific Railway Act on July 1, 1862; the railroad was chartered to build west from the Missouri River.
Source: up.com, Omaha (Train Town)
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1863 The Omaha Shops
The Omaha Shops were built in 1863 to build everything from locomotives to the furniture in passenger cars. Union Pacific laid its first Omaha tracks in 1865.
Source: up.com, Omaha (Train Town)
Administration building at the Omaha Shops, 1911 · Unknown author / Public domain · Wikimedia Commons - 1869 Herndon House, 9th and Farnam
Union Pacific's first offices were in Nebraska's territorial capitol building, then in Herndon House at 9th and Farnam Street from 1869 — the year the golden spike was driven at Promontory Summit.
Source: up.com, Omaha (Train Town)
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1911 14th and Dodge Street
In 1911 the railroad moved to a new headquarters at 14th and Dodge Street, where it stayed until 2004.
Source: up.com, Omaha (Train Town)
Union Pacific Railroad Headquarters, 1416 Dodge Street · Pub. by General Distributors Company, Omaha, Nebraska. "Tich / Public domain · Wikimedia Commons - 2004 Union Pacific Center
The headquarters moved into the new Union Pacific Center at 14th and Douglas Street, one of Nebraska's largest office buildings, designed with Gensler as design architect. It has earned Energy Star designation.
Source: up.com, Omaha (Train Town) and facilities page · Kendall/Heaton project page
Union Pacific Center, 2009 · JonClee86 / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Map: how the headquarters moved
Union Pacific has always been in downtown Omaha; its last move was just one block, from Dodge Street to Douglas Street.
- 1 · 191114th and Dodge Street — Headquarters 1911–2004
- 2 · 2004Union Pacific Center, 1400 Douglas Street — Headquarters today
Addresses: up.com, Omaha (Train Town) · Form 10-K 2025 · Locations: OpenStreetMap
What Union Pacific does
Union Pacific runs a freight railroad across the western two-thirds of the U.S., carrying bulk, industrial and premium (intermodal and automotive) freight.
Freight is reported in three commodity groups: Bulk, Industrial and Premium.
Where the money came from · freight revenues by commodity group, 2025
Source: Form 10-K 2025, freight revenues
Source: Form 10-K 2025 · per-employee figure calculated by eciffo
Growth: revenue vs. people
$19.9B → $24.5B
42,919 → 29,287
Calendar years. Revenues: SEC XBRL data from Union Pacific's 10-K filings. Employees: Form 10-K (full-time equivalents 2016–17, annual averages 2018–19 and 2025, year-end 2021–24). Multiples calculated by eciffo.
Chief executives
Chief Executive Officer.
Created by the Pacific Railway Act, signed by Abraham Lincoln on July 1, 1862.
Source: Proxy statement 2026 · up.com, Omaha (Train Town)
Union Pacific: questions people ask
Where is Union Pacific's headquarters?
At Union Pacific Center, 1400 Douglas Street, Omaha, NE 68179. Union Pacific owns the building.
Source: Form 10-K 2025
Who designed Union Pacific Center?
Gensler was the design architect, with Kendall/Heaton Associates; Holder Construction built it and Alvine engineered its systems.
Source: Kendall/Heaton and Alvine project pages
How big is it?
Union Pacific's annual report gives 1.2 million sq ft, enough for about 4,000 employees, in 19 stories.
Source: Form 10-K 2025 · Kendall/Heaton project page
What is inside?
A full-height central atrium lobby, a training center, a 600-seat restaurant, a fitness facility and under-floor air with adjustable diffusers at each desk.
Source: Kendall/Heaton and Alvine project pages
Where was Union Pacific's headquarters before?
At 14th and Dodge Street in Omaha from 1911 until 2004. Its first offices were in Nebraska's territorial capitol and then Herndon House at 9th and Farnam Street.
Source: up.com, Omaha (Train Town)
How many people work at Union Pacific?
An average of 29,287 employees in 2025; about 83% are represented by 13 major rail unions.
Source: Form 10-K 2025
How much do Union Pacific employees make?
The median employee's total compensation was $134,454 in 2025; the CEO earned 151 times that.
Source: Proxy statement 2026
What benefits does Union Pacific offer?
401(k) contributions, an employee stock purchase plan and several medical plans; union employees' benefits follow their collective bargaining agreements.
Source: Form 10-K 2025 · up.com
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