KCS to make repairs to local lines
KANSAS CITY (Mo.) — Kansas City Southern announced on May 16 that its subsidiary, the Kansas City Southern Railway Company, is investing approximately $24.6 million in 2017 on construction and improvement projects on its Pittsburg, Heavener and Shreveport Subdivisions.
Rail, cross tie and crossing improvements are planned between Neosho, Mo., and Blanchard, La. The work is expected to begin May 30 and continue through late August. Communities that KCSR will work through include Neosho, Anderson, Elk Springs and Noel in Missouri; Watts and Westville in Oklahoma; Sulphur Springs, Decatur, De Queen, Horatio, Winthrop, Wilton and Ashdown in Arkansas; Texarkana and Bloomburg in Texas; and Rodessa, Vivian, Oil City, Mooringsport and Blanchard in Louisiana.
In total, the project will include the replacement of approximately 7.7 miles of rail and approximately 90,000 cross ties, as well as improvements to over 130 road crossings.
“KCS, through its U.S. 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,” said president and chief executive officer Patrick J. Ottensmeyer. “These investments also help us be an economic growth partner to our customers and the communities through which we operate.”