UP investing $29 million for track improvements near Houston, Texas

Written by jrood

Union Pacific will improve Houston's transportation infrastructure with a $29 million investment to improve the rail line that runs from Spring, Texas, to the Washington Avenue Corridor. Work on the 23-mile stretch of railroad tracks will begin on the line that parallels the Hardy Toll Road February 18. Crews also will make track improvements to the rail line located along Washington Avenue between downtown Houston and Hempstead Road.

The project includes
removing and installing new rail, 29 track switches and more than 62,000
concrete ties. Crews also will spread 99,000 tons of rock ballast to ensure a
stable roadbed and renew the roadway surfaces at 14 crossings.

Union Pacific will use a
modern track renewal train, the TRT 909, which installs rail and concrete ties
in one pass. The TRT can install up to 5,000 ties in a 12-hour day. The track
renewal train consists of approximately 30 rail cars, with each car capable of
carrying 210 concrete ties.

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