(Source: BNSF Railway press release, May 29, 2012)
FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) plans to invest an estimated $120 million on maintenance and rail capacity improvement projects in California this year. BNSF will install an automated gate system at its Hobart Intermodal Facility to increase the velocity of container/ trailer processing. BNSF will also continue its robust track maintenance program in California, which will include 786 miles of track surfacing and undercutting work, the replacement of 40 miles of rail and about 377,000 ties, as well as signal upgrades for federally mandated positive train control (PTC).