UP investing nearly $42 million to improve rail lines in Arizona
Written by jrood
February 14, 2001 Union Pacific is investing nearly $42 million to improve its existing rail lines in Arizona. Projects under way in the first quarter 2010 include track renewal work in the Phoenix and Mesa areas, railroad tie replacement in Union Pacific's Phoenix and Tucson rail yards and railroad tie replacement on Union Pacific's main line between Casa Grande and Yuma.
When work is complete,
crews will have installed 156,000 wood and 58,000 concrete railroad ties and 24
miles of welded rail and spread 140,000 tons of rock ballast to ensure a stable
roadbed. The projects began in January and are scheduled to be completed by the
end of May. The concrete ties for this project are being produced by CXT, Inc., at its Tucson,
Ariz., plant.
Crews will complete these
track improvement projects using Union Pacific’s modern track renewal train,
the TRT 909. The TRT 909 installs rail and concrete ties in one pass, and can
install up to 5,000 ties in a twelve-hour day.
At the Phoenix and Tucson
rail yards, crews are stabilizing the track foundation by adding ballast and
replacing 46,000 ties. The work will improve operating efficiencies and help
Union Pacific continue to enhance the safety of its operations.
