Sept 12 (Reuters) - U.S. railroad Union Pacific ( UNP )

said on Thursday that all of its rail lines impacted by

hurricane Francine have been restored to service, but cautioned

that customers with shipments moving through the impacted area

may still experience delays.

The railroad said it has completed all necessary

inspections for service resumption and deployed generators in

areas without commercial power.

Tropical Storm Francine, which had weakened from a Category

2 hurricane to a tropical depression over South Central

Mississippi, continued to pose risks, with the National

Hurricane Center reporting in an advisory that the storm still

packed winds of 35 miles per hour (55 km per hour) and

threatened areas with dangerous storm surges.

As of last update, the storm was located about 30 miles (50

km) South of Jackson, Mississippi, and is expected to weaken

further and become a post-tropical cyclone later in the day, the

advisory added.