1 EXHIBIT 24 UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION POWERS OF ATTORNEY I, the undersigned, a director of Union Pacific Corporation, a Utah Corporation (the Company), do hereby appoint each of Carl W. von Bernuth, James R. Young, and Thomas E. Whitaker my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, to sign on my behalf the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. /s/ PHILIP F. ANSCHUTZ - ---------------------------- Philip F. Anschutz I, the undersigned, a director of Union Pacific Corporation, a Utah Corporation (the Company), do hereby appoint each of Carl W. von Bernuth, James R. Young, and Thomas E. Whitaker my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, to sign on my behalf the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. /s/ ROBERT P. BAUMAN - ---------------------------- Robert P. Bauman I, the undersigned, a director of Union Pacific Corporation, a Utah Corporation (the Company), do hereby appoint each of Carl W. von Bernuth, James R. Young, and Thomas E. Whitaker my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, to sign on my behalf the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. /s/ E. VIRGIL CONWAY - ---------------------------- E. Virgil Conway I, the undersigned, a director of Union Pacific Corporation, a Utah Corporation (the Company), do hereby appoint each of Carl W. von Bernuth, James R. Young, and Thomas E. Whitaker my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, to sign on my behalf the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. /s/ THOMAS J. DONOHUE - ---------------------------- Thomas J. Donohue 2 I, the undersigned, a director of Union Pacific Corporation, a Utah Corporation (the Company), do hereby appoint each of Carl W. von Bernuth, James R. Young, and Thomas E. Whitaker my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, to sign on my behalf the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. /s/ ARCHIE W. DUNHAM - ---------------------------- Archie W. Dunham I, the undersigned, a director of Union Pacific Corporation, a Utah Corporation (the Company), do hereby appoint each of Carl W. von Bernuth, James R. Young, and Thomas E. Whitaker my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, to sign on my behalf the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. /s/ SPENCER F. ECCLES - ---------------------------- Spencer F. Eccles I, the undersigned, a director of Union Pacific Corporation, a Utah Corporation (the Company), do hereby appoint each of Carl W. von Bernuth, James R. Young, and Thomas E. Whitaker my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, to sign on my behalf the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. /s/ IVOR J. EVANS - ---------------------------- Ivor J. Evans I, the undersigned, a director of Union Pacific Corporation, a Utah Corporation (the Company), do hereby appoint each of Carl W. von Bernuth, James R. Young, and Thomas E. Whitaker my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, to sign on my behalf the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. /s/ ELBRIDGE T. GERRY, JR. - ---------------------------- Elbridge T. Gerry, Jr. I, the undersigned, a director of Union Pacific Corporation, a Utah Corporation (the Company), do hereby appoint each of Carl W. von Bernuth, James R. Young, and Thomas E. Whitaker my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, to sign on my behalf the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. /s/ JUDITH RICHARDS HOPE - ---------------------------- Judith Richards Hope 3 I, the undersigned, a director of Union Pacific Corporation, a Utah Corporation (the Company), do hereby appoint each of Carl W. von Bernuth, James R. Young, and Thomas E. Whitaker my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, to sign on my behalf the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. /s/ RICHARD J. MAHONEY - ---------------------------- Richard J. Mahoney I, the undersigned, a director of Union Pacific Corporation, a Utah Corporation (the Company), do hereby appoint each of Carl W. von Bernuth, James R. Young, and Thomas E. Whitaker my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, to sign on my behalf the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. /s/ STEVEN R. ROGEL - ---------------------------- Steve R. Rogel I, the undersigned, a director of Union Pacific Corporation, a Utah Corporation (the Company), do hereby appoint each of Carl W. von Bernuth, James R. Young, and Thomas E. Whitaker my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, to sign on my behalf the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. /s/ RICHARD D. SIMMONS - ---------------------------- Richard D. Simmons I, the undersigned, a director of Union Pacific Corporation, a Utah Corporation (the Company), do hereby appoint each of Carl W. von Bernuth, James R. Young, and Thomas E. Whitaker my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, to sign on my behalf the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. /s/ ERNESTO ZEDILLO - ---------------------------- Ernesto Zedillo