Salt
Essential for many uses, including road deicing. Winter demand can rise quickly with weather, making timing, supply positioning, and dependable deliveries especially important.
Mizzou made · Railroad minded
Bright mind.Full force.
Erin brings drive, warmth, and a point of view to every room she walks into. A University of Missouri graduate and rising star at Union Pacific, she makes things happen—and makes sure you know what she thinks along the way.
Meet the work
01 / A career in motion
Make it happen.
From Mizzou
to the main line.
to the main line.
Erin is a University of Missouri graduate whose ambition has carried her into the vast, fast-moving world of freight rail. At Union Pacific, she holds the title Manager 2, Salt and Carbon Black, a role associated with two very different commodities moving through an interconnected network.
Rail is a coordination business on a continental scale: shippers, terminals, railcars, crews, connections, and customers all have to line up. Erin is highly motivated, quick to take ownership, and the kind of person who sees a job through. If something needs doing, she will find a way to make it happen.
02 / Two commodities, one network
Small details.
Long distances.
The title points to a portfolio spanning materials with different customers, handling needs, and demand patterns. Keeping freight moving means balancing individual shipment needs with the realities of a shared railroad.
Carbon black
An industrial material used in products such as tires, rubber goods, and pigments. Its supply chain depends on reliable movement from production to customer, with appropriate material-handling practices.
03 / The logistics behind the title
Moving parts.
Real stakes.
When need can spike
Salt demand can be strongly seasonal and weather-driven. Forecasting and coordinating supply ahead of a winter storm is a different challenge from steady year-round flows.
Every connection counts
Rail shipments cross long distances and multiple operational handoffs. Car availability, terminal capacity, weather, and network disruptions can all affect when freight reaches its destination.
Different cargo, different needs
Commodities have distinct origin, destination, equipment, and handling requirements. Shippers and rail partners need to align the details so freight can move safely and reliably.
04 / Off the clock and in the room
All personality.
Brightest in the room.
And never just a wallflower.
Erin is warm, generous with a compliment, and never afraid to offer a little constructive criticism when the moment calls for it. She'll challenge you in conversation—and, if you're both feeling competitive, maybe even in a friendly wrestling match. She brings the same full-force energy to people that she brings to work.
Driven, direct, and on your side
When Erin says she'll make it happen, count on it.
A railroad career built on logistics. A Mizzou foundation. A personality that makes every room—and every conversation—a little more alive.