KCS plans to replace more than 92k ties, 100 crossings through five states

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
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Kansas City Southern plans to invest approximately $20 million this year in construction and improvement projects on KCS's mainline from Kansas through Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas and northwest Louisiana, which is a key component of the KCS network.

 

The project includes the replacement of six miles of rail and 92,400 crossties, as well as improvements to more than 100 grade crossings. Rail, crosstie and crossing improvements are planned between Pittsburg, Kan., and Spiro, Okla., beginning April 19 and ending in early June. Communities that KCS will work through include Pittsburg, Kan.; Asbury and Carl Junction, Mo.; Gentry and Siloam Springs, Ark., and Watts, Westville, Stilwell, Marble City, Sallisaw, Gans and Spiro, Okla.

Rail improvements are planned between Heavener, Okla., and Blanchard, La., beginning and completing in June. Communities that KCS will work through include Page, Okla.; Mena, Cove, Vandervoort, Gillham and De Queen, Ark., and Blanchard, La.

“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 Chief Executive Officer David Starling. “These investments also help us be an economic growth partner to our customers and the communities through which we operate.”

 

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