BNSF upgrading 700 miles of South Dakota track
Posted: Friday, September 30, 2005
YANKTON, S.D. (AP) -- BNSF Railway should be done with upgrades to its South Dakota rail lines later this fall.
Crews are replacing ties, ballast and rails on about 700 miles of track in the state at a cost of several million dollars, said Gus Melonas, a spokesman for BNSF.
The project is part of more than $2 billion worth of improvements across the entire system which covers 30,000 miles of rail in 28 states and two Canadian provinces.
BNSF also is buying the state-owned railroad line for more than $41 million.
Crews are replacing ties, ballast and rails on about 700 miles of track in the state at a cost of several million dollars, said Gus Melonas, a spokesman for BNSF.
The project is part of more than $2 billion worth of improvements across the entire system which covers 30,000 miles of rail in 28 states and two Canadian provinces.
BNSF also is buying the state-owned railroad line for more than $41 million.
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