The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR), a subsidiary Kansas City Southern (KCS), is planning to invest $20m this year to build and improve projects on its main line from Kansas through Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas and northwest Louisiana.
It is reported the line segment is a key component of the KCS network and work is scheduled to begin on 19 April and end in mid-June.
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The scope of work will include the replacement of six miles of rail and 92,400 cross ties, as well as improvements to more than 100 grade crossings.
KCSR noted that rail, cross tie and crossing improvements are planned between Pittsburg, Kansas and Spiro, Oklahoma, US.
Communities that KCSR will work through include Pittsburg, Asbury and Carl Junction, Gentry and Siloam Springs, Watts, Westville, Stilwell, Marble City, Sallisaw, Gans and Spiro.
Additional communities include Page in Oklahoma; Mena, Cove, Vandervoort, Gillham and De Queen in Arkansas, and Blanchard in Louisiana.
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By GlobalDataRail improvements between Heavener in Oklahoma and Blanchard in Louisiana are planned to be completed in June.
KCS CEO David Starling said: "KCS, through its US and Mexican subsidiaries, continues to invest in capital projects to expand network capacity, keep maintenance in a regular and healthy cycle, and enhance the safety of our operation.
"These investments also help us be an economic growth partner to our customers and the communities through which we operate."
KCS provides transportation across North America and beyond with services to intermodal ramps, ports and transload centres and through strategic partnerships with all Class I railroads and many short line railroads.
