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                                                                   EXHIBIT 25.1

                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                   FORM T-1

                           STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                  UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
                   CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

         Check if an application to determine eligibility of a Trustee
                     pursuant to Section 305 (b)(2) ______

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                                CITIBANK, N.A.
              (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

                                                      13-5266470
                                                   (I.R.S. employer
                                                  identification no.)

         399 Park Avenue, New York, New York             10043
       (Address of principal executive office)        (Zip Code)

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                           UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION
              (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

                        Utah                           13-2626465
           (State or other jurisdiction of          (I.R.S. employer
            incorporation or organization)         identification no.)

                 1416 Dodge Street,
                   Omaha, Nebraska                        68179
       (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)

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                                DEBT SECURITIES
                      (Title of the indenture securities)

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Item 1.  General Information.

   Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

      (a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which
   it is subject.

              Name                      Address
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              Comptroller of the
                Currency                Washington, D.C.

              Federal Reserve Bank of   New York, NY
                New York
              33 Liberty Street
              New York, NY

              Federal Deposit Insurance
                Corporation             Washington, D.C.

      (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

          Yes.

Item 2.  Affiliations with Obligor.

   If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.

      None.

Item 16.  List of Exhibits.

   List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.

      Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission,
   are incorporated herein by reference as exhibits hereto.

      Exhibit 1--Copy of Articles of Association of the Trustee, as now in
   effect. (Exhibit 1 to T-1 to Registration Statement No. 2-79983)

      Exhibit 2--Copy of certificate of authority of the Trustee to commence
   business. (Exhibit 2 to T-1 to Registration Statement No. 2-29577).

      Exhibit 3--Copy of authorization of the Trustee to exercise corporate
   trust powers. (Exhibit 3 to T-1 to Registration Statement No. 2-55519)

      Exhibit 4--Copy of existing By-Laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to T-1 to
   Registration Statement No. 33-34988)

      Exhibit 5--Not applicable.

      Exhibit 6--The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the
   Trust Indenture Act of 1939. (Exhibit 6 to T-1 to Registration Statement No.
   33-19227.)

      Exhibit 7--Copy of the latest Report of Condition of Citibank, N.A. (as
   of December 31, 2001--attached)

      Exhibit 8--Not applicable.

      Exhibit 9--Not applicable.


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                                   SIGNATURE

   Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the
Trustee, Citibank, N.A., a national banking association organized and existing
under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement
of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, all in The City of New York and State of New York, on the 20th day
of May, 2002.

                                              CITIBANK, N.A.

                                              By:       /S/  P. DEFELICE
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                                                           P. DeFelice
                                                         Vice President


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                               Charter No. 1461
                          Comptroller of the Currency
                             Northeastern District

                              REPORT OF CONDITION
                                 CONSOLIDATING
                             DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN
                                SUBSIDIARIES OF

                                Citibank, N.A.
                     of New York in the State of New York,
                at the close of business on December 31, 2001,
      published in response to call made by Comptroller of the Currency,
               under Title 12, United States Code, Section 161.
    Charter Number 1461 Comptroller of the Currency Northeastern District.



                                                                             Thousands of dollars
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                                  ASSETS
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
   Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin.....................             $ 11,056,000
   Interest-bearing balances..............................................               19,181,000
Held-to-maturity securities...............................................                        0
Available-for-sale securities.............................................               47,054,000
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell....               14,935,000
Loans and lease financing receivables:
   Loans and leases held for sale.........................................                4,354,000
   Loans and Leases, net of unearned income............................... 280,455,000
   Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses..............................   5,446,000
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Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and reserve..........              275,009,000
Trading assets............................................................               36,633,000
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)..................                3,920,000
Other real estate owned...................................................                  179,000
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies.......                  894,000
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding..............                1,314,000
Intangible assets: Goodwill...............................................                5,068,000
Intangible assets: Other intangible assets................................                3,897,000
Other assets..............................................................               28,849,000
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TOTAL ASSETS..............................................................             $452,343,000
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                               LIABILITIES
Deposits:
   In domestic offices....................................................             $ 98,899,000
   Noninterest-bearing....................................................  19,024,000
   Interest-bearing.......................................................  79,875,000
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs.............              208,024,000
   Noninterest-bearing....................................................  15,206,000
   Interest-bearing....................................................... 192,818,000
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase               23,278,000
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury..................................                        0
Trading liabilities.......................................................               20,306,000
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under
  capitalized leases).....................................................               26,349,000
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding..................                1,314,000
Subordinated notes and debentures.........................................               10,700,000
Other liabilities.........................................................               25,634,000
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TOTAL LIABILITIES.........................................................             $414,504,000
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Minority interest in consolidated Subsidiaries............................                  216,000


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                                                       Thousands of dollars
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                   EQUITY CAPITAL
 Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus.....                 $    350,000
 Common stock......................................                      751,000
 Surplus...........................................                   18,582,000
 Retained Earnings.................................                   19,227,000
 Accumulated net gains (losses) on cash flow hedges                   (1,287,000)
 Other equity capital components...................                            0
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 TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL..............................                 $ 37,623,000
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 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL..............                 $452,343,000
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   I, Grace B. Vogel, Vice President of the above-named bank do hereby declare
that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge
and belief.

                                          GRACE B. VOGEL, VICE PRESIDENT

   We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report of
Condition. We declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our
knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and
is true and correct.

                                          ALAN S. MACDONALD
                                          WILLIAM R. RHODES
                                          VICTOR J. MENEZES
                                                                 DIRECTORS

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