BNSF Railway Company has announced plans to invest around $130m in Kansas, US, this year as part of its 2018 capital expenditure programme.
The Kansas plan will primarily focus on various maintenance projects to ensure safe and reliable railway operations across the state.
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The majority of the investment will be used to overhaul the main components of the railway tracks, as well as the replacement and upgrade of rail, rail ties and ballast.
BNSF Kansas Division operations general manager Matt Garland said: “BNSF moves more than 3.8 million carloads of freight in Kansas each year.
“With access to all major US markets, as well as several Mexican and Canadian markets and West Coast and Gulf Coast ports, Kansas’ importance to the overall US economy only continues to increase.
“As a result of BNSF’s projects in the state, Kansans can continue to rely on the dependability of a well-maintained rail network positioned for growth.”
The company has invested approximately $875m to expand and maintain its network across the state in the last five years.
This year, BNSF’s Kansas maintenance programme features nearly 900 miles of track surfacing and / or undercutting work, and the construction of two bridges in Quenemo, as well as the replacement of nearly 20 miles of rail and 140,000 ties.
Furthermore, BNSF plans to invest roughly $120m in Missouri.
The investment will be used to maintain around 730 miles of track surfacing and / or undercutting work, in addition to the replacement of nearly 30 miles of rail and an estimated 220,000 ties.
These planned investments form part of the company’s wider, $3.3bn network-wide capital expenditure programme that was initially announced last month.
