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I N D U S T R Y T O D AY access to other NCTD public transportation options. The project budget of $484.2 million includes right-of-way acquisition, engineering, design, construction, vehicle purchase and construction of the new 1.7-mile loop that serves the California State University San Marcos campus. NCTD moves more than 12 million passengers annually by providing public transportation for North San Diego County. The family of transit services includes the BREEZE bus system, the COASTER commuter rail service, FAST curb-to-curb transportation, LIFT paratransit and the SPRINTER light rail. improve the productivity and fluidity of its network. CN’s capital spending in its Western Region is targeted at replacement of rail, ties and other track materials, and bridge improvements. The company is also investing in extended sidings and terminal improvements to grow its business and permit more efficient movement of traffic in Western Canada, including CN’s line to the new Port of Prince Rupert container terminal, as well as upgrading of its recently acquired Athabasca Northern Railway (ANY). The ANY terminates near Fort McMurray, Alta., and is an important rail link to the booming oilsands region of Northern Alberta. In addition, CN will continue upgrading other former Northern Alberta short lines purchased in 2006. Capital spending in the Eastern Region is targeted at replacement of rail, ties and other track materials and bridge improvements. The company is also investing in the continuing reconfiguration of MacMillan Yard north of Toronto to permit more efficient terminal operations. CN’s capital spending in its Southern Region is targeted at replacement of rail, ties and other track materials and bridge improvements. The company will also complete the multi-year US$100-million upgrade of Johnston Yard in Memphis in 2008, and will invest in other terminals and new and extended sidings to permit more efficient operations. Excluded from the 2008 capital spending program is CN’s proposed US$100-million upgrading plan for the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway. In September 2007, CN reached an agreement to acquire the EJ&E for US$300 million. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval. CN plans to make its spending work harder in 2008 through improved workblock planning and greater labor productivity, made possible through changes negotiated in the four-year labor contract recently ratified by the United Steelworkers, which represents approximately 3,000 CN track maintenance employees in Canada. Day-to-day rail inspection and maintenance programs will benefit from the roll out of the first phase of CN’s Precision Engineering program. The CN to spend C$1.073 billion in 2008 on rail infrastructure CN plans to invest approximately C$430 million in rail infrastructure projects in Western Canada, more than C$300 million in rail infrastructure projects in Eastern Canada and more than US$300 million in rail infrastructure projects in the United States this year to maintain a safe railway and 6 Railway Track & Structures April 2008 www.rtands.com http://www.dixieprecast.com http://www.dixieprecast.com http://www.rtands.com

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