UP invests $23.1 million for track improvements in Idaho

Union Pacific will continue improving Idaho's transportation infrastructure with a $23.1 million investment in the rail line that runs from Weiser to Mountain Home in the west and from Pocatello to Idaho Falls in the east. The 180-mile project includes removing and installing new rail and more than 206,000 railroad ties along this critical railroad corridor through Idaho. Crews will spread 106,000 tons of ballast to ensure a stable roadbed.