(Source: BNSF Railway press release, October 7, 2013)
FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) plans to invest an estimated $100 million on maintenance and rail capacity expansion projects in California this year.
BNSF’s 2013 capacity enhancement projects in California include preliminary design work for the Southern California International Gateway. This facility will eliminate millions of truck miles from the 710 Freeway. It will feature electric, wide-span cranes, ultra-low emission switching locomotives and low-emission rail yard equipment.
BNSF will also expand its automotive facility in San Bernardino by adding parking and track to support growth in new automobile traffic, and will construct a connection track between BNSF and Union Pacific main lines in the Richmond area.
BNSF will continue its robust track maintenance program in California, which will include 2,300 miles of track surfacing and undercutting work, the replacement of more than 100 miles of rail and more than 300,000 railroad ties, as well as signal upgrades for federally mandated positive train control (PTC).