(Source: BNSF Railway press releases, May 23, 2012)
FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) plans to invest an estimated $30 million on maintenance and rail capacity improvement projects in South Dakota this year. BNSF’s 2012 capacity enhancement projects in South Dakota include expansion of rail sidings to increase rail capacity, as well as signal upgrades. BNSF will also continue its robust maintenance program in South Dakota, which will include 676 miles of track surfacing and undercutting work, and the replacement of 28 miles of rail and about 121,000 ties.
Additionally, BNSF plans to invest an estimated $199 million on maintenance and rail capacity improvement and expansion projects in Texas this year. BNSF’s 2012 capacity enhancement projects in Texas include expansion of rail capacity at Tower 55 in Fort Worth, the realignment of BNSF’s mainline for the extension of the Alliance Airport runway just north of Fort Worth, replacement of the Galveston Causeway Bridge, installation of wheel detectors in Galveston, improvements to BNSF’s Amarillo car shop, as well as significant signal upgrades for federally mandated positive train control (PTC). BNSF will also continue its robust track maintenance program in Texas, which will include 1,341 miles of track surfacing and undercutting work, and the replacement of 84 miles of rail and about 563,000 ties.