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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Union Pacific Corporation on Form S-8 of our report dated January 22, 2003,
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Union Pacific Corporation for the
year ended December 31, 2002 and to the reference to us as experts in this
Registration Statement.


/s/  Deloitte & Touche LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Omaha, Nebraska
May 30, 2003









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