Union Pacific Corp. said Thursday its second-quarter net income rose 53% to $711 million, or $1.40 a share.
Revenue rose 27% to $4.18 billion, the railroad said in a statement.
The largest North American rail carrier carried 24% more intermodal shipments and boosted that revenue by 35% to $827 million.
Domestic intermodal produced 51% of shipments and 45% of revenue, UP said.
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