Improvements allow UP to increase train speed in Malvern, Ark.
Friday, February 05, 2010
Drivers will spend less
time waiting for trains to pass as Union Pacific increases the speed of its
trains on the rail line that parallels State Highway 279 in Malvern, Ark. The
train speed limit will increase from 35 miles per hour to 60 mph on nearly two
miles of track that crosses Banks, Babcock and Cabe Streets.
Train speeds will increase
in five mph increments each week beginning February 14. Trains will begin
traveling at 60 mph by March 21. Recent signal improvements that increase
advance warning times at grade crossing approaches will permit the higher
speeds.
