HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Buoyed by a 25 percent jump in coal shipments, Union Pacific reported a second quarter net income of nearly $1.2 billion, and a second quarter record of $1.45 per diluted share, as the second quarter earnings reports for companies with ties to the area begin another run. The carrier reported net income of about $1 billion, or $1.17 per diluted share, in the second quarter 2016.

The nation’s largest railroad and fourth-highest property taxpayer in Reno County reported operating revenues of $5.3 billion, up 10 percent in the 2017 second quarter compared to the 2016 second quarter. Second quarter business volumes, as measured by total revenue carloads, increased 5 percent compared to 2016. Volume increased in coal, industrial products, agricultural products and intermodal, although the railroad did see declines in chemicals and automotive.

Up next in the quarterly earnings parade will be Arconic on July 24 and Siemens Gamesa July 26.