Union Pacific Corporation’s asbestos-related liability amounted to
US$155 million for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2011, compared
with US$166 million for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2010,
according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Oct. 21, 2011…
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