Kansas City Southern plans $13 million in improvements along Greenville Sub

Written by Mischa Wanek-Libman, editor
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A KCS manifest train crossing the Red River with downtown Shreveport, La., in the background.
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Kansas City Southern (KCS) Railway is performing approximately $13 million of construction and improvement projects in 2016 on its Greenville Subdivision, which runs between Louisiana and Texas.

 

Rail, crosstie and crossing improvements are planned between Leesburg, Texas and Blanchard, La., starting August 23 through September. Communities that KCS will work through include Leesburg, Pittsburg, Cason, Daingerfield, Hughes Springs, Avinger, Jefferson and Karnack, Texas and Blanchard, La. In total, the project work will include the replacement of 2.5 miles of rail and 64,000 crossties, as well as improvements to more than 80 road crossings.

“KCS, through its U.S. and Mexican subsidiaries, continues to invest in capital projects to expand network capacity, keep maintenance in a regular and healthy cycle, and enhance the safety of our operation,” said President and CEO Patrick J. Ottensmeyer.”These investments also help us be an economic growth partner to our customers and the communities through which we operate.”

The Class 1’s Louisiana property has seen many improvement projects this year including a $15 million project in 2016 on rail and bridge improvement projects on its Beaumont Subdivision between DeQuincy and DeRidder, $5.6 million in construction and improvement projects on its Shreveport Terminal Subdivision and rail improvements in Blanchard, La., which were part of a larger $20 million five-state investment. Additionally, Meridian Speedway©, LLC, a joint venture between KCS and Norfolk Southern, performed $28 million in work that included the replacement of six miles of rail and 83,000 crossties and improvements to more than 90 road crossings between Gibsland, La. and Vicksburg, Miss., as well as upgrades to multiple bridges between Shreveport, La. and Meridian, Miss.

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