(Source: BNSF Railway press release, September 23, 2013)
FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) plans to invest an estimated $145 million on maintenance and rail capacity expansion projects in Illinois this year.
BNSF will replace two bridges in Princeton and Wyanet, and construct a new siding 7,600 feet long between Barstow and Hillsdale. Three departure tracks at the Galesburg Yard will be extended to a length of 10,000 feet each, and track and parking will be added to BNSF’s Logistics Park Chicago and Corwith Intermodal facilities in the Chicago area.
BNSF will also continue its maintenance program in Illinois, which will include about 2,700 miles of track surfacing and undercutting work, and the replacement of 90 miles of rail and more than 150,000 railroad ties, as well as signal upgrades for federally mandated positive train control (PTC).