Union Pacific has announced plans to invest $57m in the US State of Kansas this year to improve the safety and efficiency of rail operations across the region.
The projects are expected to improve the state’s overall transportation infrastructure.
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Union Pacific northern region public affairs vice-president Donna Kush said: “Union Pacific’s targeted investments fund projects that strengthen our railroad tracks, increase safety and minimise delays as trains travel through communities across Kansas.
“Maintaining a healthy railroad is the foundation of our ability to serve customers and communities across the state.”
The new initiative will see the company invest $43m for railroad track maintenance and $12m to maintain bridges across the state.
Additionally, $13m will be invested this year to replace 102,740 railroad ties and install 53,137t of rock ballast in the rail line between Topeka and Herington.
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By GlobalDataThe company will also invest a further $4.8m in the rail line between Junction City and Salina to replace 33,828 railroad ties and install 327t of rock ballast.
This latest capital expenditure is part of the company’s ongoing investment strategy.
Union Pacific has previously invested more than $425m to improve Kansas’s transportation infrastructure from 2012 to 2016. The company intends to invest a total of $3.1bn throughout its network in 2017.
Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of Union Pacific Corporation, which connects 23 states in the western two-thirds of the US via rail networks.
The company has invested nearly $34bn in its network and operations for the refurbishment and support of its transportation infrastructure over the last decade.
