(Source: BNSF Railway press releases, June 5, 2012)
FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) plans to invest an estimated $65 million on track and rail capacity improvement projects in New Mexico this year. BNSF will continue its track improvement program in New Mexico, which will include 560 miles of track surfacing and undercutting work, the replacement of 22 miles of rail and about 142,000 ties, as well as significant signal upgrades for federally mandated positive train control (PTC).
Additionally, the railway plans to invest an estimated $80 million on maintenance and rail capacity improvement projects in Arizona. Its track maintenance program in Arizona will include 377 miles of track surfacing and undercutting work, the replacement of 26 miles of rail and about 233,000 ties, as well as signal upgrades for PTC.