Railway Track & Structures - March 2009 - (Page 5) INDUSTRY TODAY CN, NS MidAmerica Corridor initiative to speed freight CN and Norfolk Southern have begun an initiative to create a MidAmerica Corridor in which the railroads will share track between Chicago, St. Louis, Kentucky and Mississippi to establish shorter and faster routes for merchandise and coal traffic moving between the Midwest and Southeast. This initiative, when finalized through definitive agreements, will have three components. First, Norfolk Southern will haul CN freight between Chicago and St. Louis, reducing the distance between these points for CN shipments by 60 miles and providing improved connections to other rail carriers through the St. Louis gateway. Second, NS will use CN’s routes between St. Louis and Fulton, Ky., as part of a new, more efficient route from BNSF recently replaced a master retarder at Barstow, Calif., including demolition of the old concrete foundation, installation of new steel substructure supports and installation of the new retarder. The project was completed in just 37 hours. “This was an amazing accomplishment,” said Don Lozano, assistant director of structural design. “BNSF used innovative methods and materials to cut down the time and get the yard back in service with minimum outage.” (Photo by Yuri Lopez, BNSF assistant supervisor of structures) www.rtands.com Railway Track & Structures March 2009 5 http://www.rtands.com
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