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5/29/2012



Rail News: Maintenance Of Way

BNSF budgets $111 million for Montana infrastructure projects


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Last week, BNSF Railway Co. announced plans to spend $111 million on track maintenance and rail capacity projects in Montana.
 
The work includes surfacing and undercutting 956 miles of track, replacing 54 miles of rail and about 210,000 ties, and completing signal upgrades for positive train control (PTC) implementation.

The projects are part of BNSF’s $3.9 billion capital spending budget for 2012, which includes $1.1 billion for rolling stock and equipment acquisitions; $400 million for terminal, line and intermodal expansion and efficiency projects; and $300 million for PTC work.