UP investing in track improvements in Iowa, Colorado
Written by jrood
February 14, 2001 Union Pacific will improve part of Iowa's transportation infrastructure with a $5.5-million investment to its rail line that runs from Missouri Valley to Onawa, Iowa. The project includes removing and installing nearly 48,000 ties. Crews also will spread more than 16,500 tons of rock ballast to ensure a stable roadbed and renew the roadway surfaces at 42 crossings. The tie replacement part of the project began April 1 and is scheduled to be completed May 1. The crossing surface renewal projects will be completed in mid-June.
Union
Pacific is also making a $1.2-million investment to its rail line that runs from
near Castle Rock to Colorado Springs, Colo. The projects include removing and
installing more than one mile of rail in various curves between near Castle
Rock and Colorado Springs. Crews also will remove and replace more than 15,000
ties between Spruce and near Monument, Colo. The tie replacement part of the
project began April 1 and is scheduled to be completed April 19. The rail in curves renewal project will
begin July 31 and be completed in mid-August.
