UP to perform nearly $31 million in trackwork on eastern Wyoming line
Written by jrood
Union Pacific will improve the transportation infrastructure in Wyoming by investing nearly $31 million in the rail line that runs from Lusk to Shawnee. Various projects that stretch to almost 37-miles of the line include removing and installing more than 28 miles of rail and nearly 75,000 concrete crossties, as well as renewing the surfaces at seven grade crossings. Crews will also spread nearly 48,000 tons of ballast to help provide a more stable roadbed and replace three switches. Most of these projects begin September 2 and are scheduled to be completed by mid-November.
