(Source: Bossier Press-Tribune, April 3, 2020)
BOSSIER CITY, La. — Beginning April 12, 2020, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR) will increase train speed on 1.8 miles of track between Benton Road Overpass and the West Gate of Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, La. from 20 to 49 miles per hour. The maximum speed will be raised incrementally, starting with 25 miles per hour on April 12 followed by 30 miles per hour on April 19, 35 miles per hour on April 26, 40 miles per hour on May 3, 45 miles per hour on May 10, and 49 miles per hour on May 17. The train speed increase over this track segment is made possible by the completion of a major track improvement project.
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