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Railroads Continue Big Spending on M/W

2007; Volume: 103; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

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T Judge,

Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency

This article discusses spending plans and major projects for Class I railroads for 2007. Railroads profiled include Amtrak, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF), Canadian National (CN), Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), CSX Transportation (CSXT), Florida East Coast (FEC), Kansas City Southern (KCS), Montana Rail Link (MRL), Norfolk Southern (NS), and Union Pacific (UP). A chart gives an overview of maintenance-of-way programs for the 9 railroads, offering statistics for 2003-2005, and estimated statistics for 2006-2007. Data is given for rail (new rail and relay rail), crossties (new and relay), and surfacing (track miles).