Profit Sharing · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Union Pacific Railroad Company Profit Sharing Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$52M
Total assets
8
Participants
86th
Percentile by assets
$6.5M
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Chicago and North Western Railway Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Program · Sponsored by Union Pacific Railroad Company · Nebraska · Transportation & Warehousing

$52M in assets, 8 participants

Union Pacific Railroad Company's Chicago and North Western Railway Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Program reported $52M in total assets and 8 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • 86th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #2,819 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)

Where Chicago and North Western Railway Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Program sits by assets

Chicago and North Western Railway Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Program sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $52M for 8 participants (~$6.5M/participant), down 8.7% in 2023.

$52M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
8
covered participants
86th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$6.5M
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $5M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Chicago and North Western Railway Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Program reported net income rose from -$13M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Chicago and North Western Railway Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Program end-of-year assets fell from $57M in the plan year 2022 filing to $52M in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Chicago and North Western Railway Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Program vs the 2023 asset distribution

By assets, Chicago and North Western Railway Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Program outranks 86% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 0.5x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$57M
Net Assets (End of Year)$52M
Net Income-$5M
Employer EIN946001323
Plan Effective Date1975-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Union Pacific Railroad Company)

$1.8B$2B$2.2B$2.4B$2.6B 202220232024 $2.04B $2.45B ▲ +20.1%
Total plan assets by year, all Union Pacific Railroad Company plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 28,982 $2.0B
2023 3 27,778 $2.3B
2024 3 28,819 $2.5B

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Chicago and North Western Railway Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Program assets move in 2023?
Chicago and North Western Railway Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Program pulled back noticeably - down 8.7% during 2023, from $57M to $52M. Reported net income was -$5M.
How have Union Pacific Railroad Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Union Pacific Railroad Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.3%, from $2.0B to $2.5B.
Where does Chicago and North Western Railway Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Program rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Chicago and North Western Railway Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Program ranks in the 86th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Profit Sharing plans are similar in size to Chicago and North Western Railway Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Program?
Among Profit Sharing plans in other states, the closest by assets is Northern California Tile Industry Defined Contribution Plan in CA ($52M, 672 participants).

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  • By total assets, Chicago and North Western Railway Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Program ranks in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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  • Union Pacific Railroad Company's sponsor-wide assets have grown 20.3% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Transportation & Warehousing plans