(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) Driver eases new ruck down ramp from an enclosed railcar at the Union Pacific's vehicle distribution center. It's one of 23 in the Union Pacific system. Thursday July 12 about 30 enclosed ralroad cars full of new cars and trucks were unloaded. The new cars are then reloaded onto trucks to deliver to car dealerships around the state. Union Pacific is celebrating its 150th birthday this month. Union Pacific is celebrating its 150th birthday this month. Union Pacific has strong ties to Utah with 1,400 employees working in the state. (Rick Bowmer | The Associated Press) Union Pacific is seeing an uptick in shipments of chemicals, suggesting the manufacturing and export sectors of the economy are growing. The railroad is also moving pipe, construction materials and other goods to meet the expansion of oil and natural gas production in states such as North Dakota and Oklahoma. (Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) Huge moving crane off loads semi truck trailors with goods from rail cars at Union Pacific's intermodal shipping container hub at 5600 West and 10th South. The huge hub offloads containers from trains and trucks pickup the loads for delivery troughout the intermountain west. (Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) Phil Faulkner, Union Pacific Director for Intermdodal Operation watches trucks come and go past the automatic gate system at it's intermodal shipping continer hub at 5600 West and 10th South. The huge hub offloads containers from trains and trucks pickup the loads for delivery. The gate system reads truck idenditification and load information with sensors. Union Pacific is celebrating its 150th birthday this month. Union Pacific has strong ties to Utah with 1,400 employees working in the state. (Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) Union Pacific instructor Jerome Czyzewki operates a train simulator at Union Pacific's training facility at Salt Lake Community College. It develops computer programs and trains conductors on real time train simulators in dealing with anything that could happen from the cab of a train. Union Pacific is celebrating its 150th birthday this month. Union Pacific has strong ties to Utah with 1,400 employees working in the state. (Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) New off loaded truck is driven from enclosed railcar at the Union Pacific's vehicle distribution center. It's one of 23 in the Union Pacific system. Thursday July 12 about 30 enclosed ralroad cars full of new cars and trucks were unloaded. The new cars are then reloaded onto trucks to deliver to car dealerships around the state. Union Pacific is celebrating its 150th birthday this month. UP has strong ties to Utah. Union Pacific is celebrating its 150th birthday this month. Union Pacific has strong ties to Utah with 1,400 employees working in the state.