UNION PACIFIC CORP
DEFA14A, 1994-11-15
RAILROADS, LINE-HAUL OPERATING
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                  SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

     Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
                    Exchange Act of 1934

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Filed by a Party other than the Registrant    (X)

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                   Santa Fe Pacific Corporation    
        Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter

                   Union Pacific Corporation   
        (Names of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement)

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      14a-6(i)(2).

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      previous filing by registration statement number, or the
      Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

      (1)  Amount Previously Paid:  $125 on October 13, 1994
      (2)  Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: Schedule 14A
      (3)  Filing Party: Same as above
      (4)  Date Filed: October 13, 1994
     

                   TO ALL SANTA FE PACIFIC SHAREHOLDERS:

                              Union Pacific's
                            Fast Track  Proposal

                           Check It For Yourself

   BURLINGTON NORTHERN                            UNION PACIFIC PROPOSAL
  MERGER WITH SANTA FE                                 TO NEGOTIATE
                                                  ACQUISITION OF SANTA FE
___________________________                     ___________________________
  None                  ( )        CASH         $17.50 per share in     (X)
                                                cash tender offer
                                                for approximately
                                                57% of all shares
                                                (with remaining 43%
                                                of shares receiving
                                                Union Pacific
                                                common stock in
                                                second-step
                                                merger).[1]
__________________________                      ___________________________
  ICC approval could   ( )         TIMING       Cash tender offer       (X)
  be 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 years                       could be completed
  away.                                         before the end of
                                                next month. 
                                                Second-step merger
                                                could take place
                                                just a few months
                                                later.
__________________________                      ____________________________
  $16.19 per Santa Fe  ( ) TOTAL CONSIDERATION  Total Consideration     (X)
  share in Burlington      (based on closing    (cash tender offer 
  Northern common          market prices on     and second-step    
  stock.                   November 11, 1994)   merger) per Santa
                                                Fe share represents
                                                a premium to
                                                consideration
                                                offered in
                                                Burlington Northern
                                                merger.
__________________________                      ___________________________
  $0.41 per Santa Fe   ( ) DIVIDENDS            $0.61 per Santa Fe      (X)
  share.                   (indicated annual    share that would be
                           dividend rate on per acquired in second-
                           share equivalent     step merger.
                           basis)[2]
__________________________                      ____________________________
  Santa Fe shareholders( ) LEAST RISK TO        No risk to Santa Fe      (X)
  bear entire risk.        SANTA FE             shareholders of ICC
  Without ICC approval,    SHAREHOLDERS         approval of Union Pacific/
  Santa Fe shareholders    of ICC approval of   Santa Fe combination.[3]
  get nothing from         combination with 
  Burlington Northern.     Burlington Northern
                           or Union Pacific
__________________________                      ____________________________
  No                   ( ) VOTING TRUST         Yes                      (X)
__________________________                      ____________________________

Union Pacific's proposal and cash tender offer are conditioned on the
Burlington Northern merger NOT being approved by Santa Fe Shareholders and
on Santa Fe and Union Pacific entering into a negotiated Merger Agreement.

IF SANTA FE SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN MERGER, UNION
PACIFIC WILL WITHDRAW ITS PROPOSAL AND TERMINATE THE CASH TENDER OFFER.

                  Vote AGAINST The Burlington Northern merger
                Sign, date, and return the GOLD proxy card today.

                          [logo]  Union Pacific
                                  Corporation

NOVEMBER 15, 1994


IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE OR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL OUR SOLICITOR:  MORROW &
CO., INC. AT (800) 662-5200.


Union Pacific's revised proposal is subject, among other things, to
termination of the Burlington Northern / Santa Fe merger agreement in
accordance with its terms, negotiation of a mutually satisfactory merger
agreement with Santa Fe in accordance with the terms of Santa Fe's existing
merger agreement with Burlington Northern and approval of the respective
Boards of Directors of Santa Fe and Union Pacific.  A vote of stockholders
of Santa Fe and Union Pacific is not required in order to consummate the
cash tender offer.  Approval of Santa Fe stockholders (but not Union
Pacific stockholders) is required in order to consummate the second-step
merger.  The revised Union Pacific proposal is not subject to approval of
the Interstate Commerce Commission (other than as referred to in footnote 3
above), a due diligence condition or financing.  The Burlington Northern /
Santa Fe merger agreement is subject to approval of the Interstate Commerce
Commission and the respective stockholders of Burlington Northern and Santa
Fe.  Because of fluctuations in the market value of Union Pacific common
stock and Burlington Northern common stock, there can be no assurances as
to the actual value that Santa Fe stockholders would receive pursuant to
the second-step merger contemplated by the revised Union Pacific proposal
or the Santa Fe/Burlington Northern merger.

This solicitation is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of offers
to buy any securities which may be issued in any merger or similar business
combination involving Union Pacific and Santa Fe.  The issuance of such
securities would have to be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and
such securities would be offered only by means of a prospectus complying
with the requirements of such Act.

______________________

          1.   Based on Union Pacific's closing market price on
               November 8, 1994 (the last trading day before Union
               Pacific's proposal was publicly announced), the
               value of the consideration in the second step merger
               would be equivalent to the tender offer price. 
               Because of fluctuations in the market value of Union
               Pacific common stock, based on Union Pacific's
               closing market price on November 11, 1994, the value
               of the consideration in the second-step merger would
               be less than the tender offer price.

          2.   Santa Fe shareholders would not receive dividends
               with respect to shares which, pursuant to the Union
               Pacific proposal, would be acquired in the cash
               tender offer.  The indicated annual dividend rate on
               a per share equivalent basis is determined by
               multiplying (i) the current annual dividend rate on
               shares of common stock of Union Pacific or
               Burlington Northern, as the case may be, by (ii) the
               applicable exchange ratio.  There can be no
               assurance that Burlington Northern or Union Pacific
               will continue to pay dividends at rates currently in
               effect or will pay any dividend in the future.

          3.   Union Pacific is requesting the Staff of the
               Interstate Commerce Commission ("ICC") to provide an
               informal, non-binding opinion to the effect that the
               ICC approves the use of a Voting Trust by Union
               Pacific without the imposition of any conditions
               unacceptable to Union Pacific.  Receipt of such
               opinion is a condition of Union Pacific's revised
               proposal and of the cash tender offer.  Union
               Pacific believes it will obtain such approval from
               the Staff of the ICC.




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