Union Pacific increases train speed on rail line in east central Wisconsin
Written by jrood
Recent track improvements will allow Union Pacific to increase the speed of its trains in central and eastern Wisconsin communities, reducing motorist wait time at crossings. The speed will increase from 25 mph to 50 mph across Union Pacific's 112-mile line between Milwaukee and Adams, Wis. Train speeds will be increased 10 mph on December 10 and another 15 mph on December 17 when the new maximum speed limit of 50 mph goes into effect. Union Pacific invested more than $1 million replacing the rail between Adams, Wis., and Oxford, Wis., last year and this year invested more than $9 million to improve the rail line from Milwaukee, Wis., to near Lebanon, Wis., by removing and installing more than 33,000 ties, replacing the surfaces at 57 grade crossings and replacing nearly 24 miles of rail.
