Union Pacific to invest $513 million in Texas

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
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Union Pacific plans to invest $513 million in 2016 to improve Texas's transportation infrastructure, which the Class 1 says will enhance employee, community and customer safety and increase rail operating efficiency.

 

Union Pacific’s planned investment covers a range of initiatives: $429 million to maintain railroad track and $79 million to maintain bridges in the state.

Key projects planned this year include a $21 million investment in the rail line between Pinehurst and Navasota to replace 42 miles of rail and a $22 million investment in the rail line between San Antonio and Rockdale to replace 183,816 ties and install 53,783 tons of ballast.

UP said this year’s planned $513 million capital expenditure in Texas is part of an ongoing investment strategy. The railroad invested more than $3 billion between 2011 and 2015 to strengthen the state’s transportation infrastructure.

“We constantly evaluate our customers’ needs to make targeted investments that enhance our efficiency and deliver the goods American businesses and families use daily,” said Brenda Mainwaring, Union Pacific vice president public affairs, Southern Region. “Continuing to aggressively invest in our infrastructure is an important element in Union Pacific’s unwavering safety commitment.”

 

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