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Along with other planned trackwork this year, the Alaska Railroad Corp. aims to replace tracks and panels at five grade crossings.Photo – Alaska Railroad Corp.
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (115 railroads in North America)2017 track and structure budget: $124 million (overall), $119 million (same railroads)*
2016 track and structure budget: $109 million*
Reason for budget increase: Work includes track and bridge upgrades in Central and Northeast regions*
Typical North American capital program scope: Work on 150 lineal miles of rail; install 750,000 ties and 40 switches; surface 2,000 track miles; construct 12,000 track feet of new sidings; and rehab 75 grade crossings.**
Bridge work: Budgeted at $20 million in typical North American capital program; about 80 percent of typical program focuses on timber repairs, including new tie decks, cap and stringer replacements, pile posting and bent framing. Three new bridge construction projects are in the pipeline for 2017. In addition, some select steel repairs will be performed for section loss.**
* Information from G&W’s fourth-quarter 2016 earnings presentation
** Information from G&W’s presentation Jan. 11 at the NRC’s 2017 conferenceWatco Cos. LLC (36 short lines)2017 capital spending: Estimated at $59.7 million (involves 151 projects)*
2016 capital spending: Estimated at $67.5 million (involved 194 projects)**
Note: The 2017 budget reflects projects submitted to the company’s Capital Committee for approval and doesn’t include routine or regular maintenance work.*
Combined budgets for work segments in three divisions: About $24.9 million for tie projects; $7.1 million for surfacing projects; $14.9 million for bridge projects; $8.4 million for rail projects; and $4.4 million for other work, such as crossing surfaces, switch ties and turnouts.*
* Information from Watco’s presentation Jan. 9 at NRC’s 2017 conference
** Information from Watco’s presentation at NRC’s 2016 conferenceOmniTRAX Inc. (21 short lines)2017 MOW budget: $35 million
2016 MOW budget: $35 million
Rail: Replace or install 14 miles of mixed rail. Rail projects are performed in conjunction with defective and curve rail replacement.
Major rail projects: Borger Yard rehab for Panhandle Northern Railroad; mainline rehab for the Great Western Railway of Colorado LLC, including 10,000 ties and 200,000 feet of surfacing; and mainline rail, turnout and crossing work for the Brownsville & Rio Grande International Railway, including 5,000 lineal feet of relay rail and 3 to 4 turnouts.
Grinding/surfacing: 260 miles. Surfacing projects are usually less than 25 miles of track by railroad.
Ties: Install 75,000 ties, including 10,000 ties for the Georgia and Florida Railway, 7,500 ties for the Nebraska, Kansas & Colorado Railway and 5,000 ties for the Kettle Falls International Railway. Ties are the primary focus, with projects varying in size from 1,500 to 20,000 ties.
Ballast: Install 50,000 tons.
Bridge work: Priority work and upgrades for 286,000-pound cars. Bridge repairs and upgrades continue as a significant part of the capital program.Conrail2017 MOW budget: $34.5 million
2016 MOW budget: $39 million
Reason for decrease: Budget is consistent with planned capital spending forecast.
Rail: Replace or install 9.80 track miles with new 136-pound, relay 130-pound and relay 115-pound rail, all continuous-welded rail (CWR).
Major rail project: National Docks secondary track capacity improvements associated with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s Greenville Yard project.
Sidings: Build 10,000-foot National Docks secondary from Johnson to Linden Ave. in Jersey City, N.J.; 4,800-foot siding in Paulsboro, N.J.; and 1,660-foot run around in Hainesport, N.J.
Grinding/surfacing: Grind 20 track miles and surface 41 track miles.
Ties: Install 35,000 wood ties.
Ballast: Install 11,600 tons of No. 3 stone ballast.
Bridge work: Rehab bridge on P&H Line involving bearings and trunnions/drums, $1.75 million; rehab pier on moveable P&H Line bridge, $700,000; replace bridge spans with box culvert on P&H Line, $400,000; rehab moveable bridge in Sayreville involving bearings and gears, $250,000; replace stringers and mechanics on moveable bridge in Penns Grove, $500,000; rehab piers on bridge in Camden, $75,000; rehab concrete piers on bridge in Lincoln, $400,000; and rehab counterweight steel bracing on Detroit Line moveable bridge, $375,000.
Facilities: Replace Port Reading Yard office; replace pad tracks at Ridgefield auto terminal; install digital radio repeater system at Port Newark Yard; replace yard air compressor at Morrisville Yard; replace communication backup generator at Paulsboro Yard; enhance lead in Marcus Hook, Pa.; enhance Stoney Creek Yard; replace yard air compressor at Sterling Yard; install 5 steel turnouts at Oak Island Yard in Newark; and install 2 steel turnouts at North Yard in Detroit.
MOW equipment or purchase or lease: Mark IV tamper.
Unusual MOW project: Flash-butt welding rail joints to generate CWR in yard and branch lines; continue to install and test PTC; replace 3 59-degree crossing frogs (diamonds) in Marcus Hook; and perform remote control of Delair Moveable Bridge.Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Co.2017 MOW budget: $12.9 million
2016 MOW budget: $13.7 million
Ties: Install 25,000 wood ties.
Ballast: Install 14,000 tons of 2-inch and 8,000 tons of 1-inch ballast.
Bridge work: Replace Thornton Road bridge in Riverdale, Ill., $6 million, started in March.
MOW equipment or purchase or lease: Leased complete tie gang equipment for 2017 tie work.Belt Railway Co. of Chicago2017 MOW budget: $12,872,000
2016 MOW budget: $13,744,000
Reason for decrease: Reduction in capex requirements.
Rail: Replace or install 2.8 miles of patch rail with 136-pound CWR.
Grinding/surfacing: Surface 35 miles.
Ties: Install 20,000 wood ties.
Ballast: Install 18,000 tons.
Bridge work: Repair bridge, $3.5 million; renew bridge deck ties at Calumet-Saganashkee Channel; and renew bridge deck at Chicago Avenue.
Facilities: Install water backflow preventer and renew vehicle fueling facility.
Unusual MOW project: Install fiber optic cable.As part of its $3.5 million MOW budget for 2017 — which is very similar to last year’s spending — Iowa Northern Railway Co. plans to install two miles of 80-foot, 115-pound rail.Iowa Northern Railway Co.
Along with other planned trackwork this year, the Alaska Railroad Corp. aims to replace tracks and panels at five grade crossings.Photo – Alaska Railroad Corp.
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (115 railroads in North America)2017 track and structure budget: $124 million (overall), $119 million (same railroads)*
2016 track and structure budget: $109 million*
Reason for budget increase: Work includes track and bridge upgrades in Central and Northeast regions*
Typical North American capital program scope: Work on 150 lineal miles of rail; install 750,000 ties and 40 switches; surface 2,000 track miles; construct 12,000 track feet of new sidings; and rehab 75 grade crossings.**
Bridge work: Budgeted at $20 million in typical North American capital program; about 80 percent of typical program focuses on timber repairs, including new tie decks, cap and stringer replacements, pile posting and bent framing. Three new bridge construction projects are in the pipeline for 2017. In addition, some select steel repairs will be performed for section loss.**
* Information from G&W’s fourth-quarter 2016 earnings presentation
** Information from G&W’s presentation Jan. 11 at the NRC’s 2017 conferenceWatco Cos. LLC (36 short lines)2017 capital spending: Estimated at $59.7 million (involves 151 projects)*
2016 capital spending: Estimated at $67.5 million (involved 194 projects)**
Note: The 2017 budget reflects projects submitted to the company’s Capital Committee for approval and doesn’t include routine or regular maintenance work.*
Combined budgets for work segments in three divisions: About $24.9 million for tie projects; $7.1 million for surfacing projects; $14.9 million for bridge projects; $8.4 million for rail projects; and $4.4 million for other work, such as crossing surfaces, switch ties and turnouts.*
* Information from Watco’s presentation Jan. 9 at NRC’s 2017 conference
** Information from Watco’s presentation at NRC’s 2016 conferenceOmniTRAX Inc. (21 short lines)2017 MOW budget: $35 million
2016 MOW budget: $35 million
Rail: Replace or install 14 miles of mixed rail. Rail projects are performed in conjunction with defective and curve rail replacement.
Major rail projects: Borger Yard rehab for Panhandle Northern Railroad; mainline rehab for the Great Western Railway of Colorado LLC, including 10,000 ties and 200,000 feet of surfacing; and mainline rail, turnout and crossing work for the Brownsville & Rio Grande International Railway, including 5,000 lineal feet of relay rail and 3 to 4 turnouts.
Grinding/surfacing: 260 miles. Surfacing projects are usually less than 25 miles of track by railroad.
Ties: Install 75,000 ties, including 10,000 ties for the Georgia and Florida Railway, 7,500 ties for the Nebraska, Kansas & Colorado Railway and 5,000 ties for the Kettle Falls International Railway. Ties are the primary focus, with projects varying in size from 1,500 to 20,000 ties.
Ballast: Install 50,000 tons.
Bridge work: Priority work and upgrades for 286,000-pound cars. Bridge repairs and upgrades continue as a significant part of the capital program.Conrail2017 MOW budget: $34.5 million
2016 MOW budget: $39 million
Reason for decrease: Budget is consistent with planned capital spending forecast.
Rail: Replace or install 9.80 track miles with new 136-pound, relay 130-pound and relay 115-pound rail, all continuous-welded rail (CWR).
Major rail project: National Docks secondary track capacity improvements associated with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s Greenville Yard project.
Sidings: Build 10,000-foot National Docks secondary from Johnson to Linden Ave. in Jersey City, N.J.; 4,800-foot siding in Paulsboro, N.J.; and 1,660-foot run around in Hainesport, N.J.
Grinding/surfacing: Grind 20 track miles and surface 41 track miles.
Ties: Install 35,000 wood ties.
Ballast: Install 11,600 tons of No. 3 stone ballast.
Bridge work: Rehab bridge on P&H Line involving bearings and trunnions/drums, $1.75 million; rehab pier on moveable P&H Line bridge, $700,000; replace bridge spans with box culvert on P&H Line, $400,000; rehab moveable bridge in Sayreville involving bearings and gears, $250,000; replace stringers and mechanics on moveable bridge in Penns Grove, $500,000; rehab piers on bridge in Camden, $75,000; rehab concrete piers on bridge in Lincoln, $400,000; and rehab counterweight steel bracing on Detroit Line moveable bridge, $375,000.
Facilities: Replace Port Reading Yard office; replace pad tracks at Ridgefield auto terminal; install digital radio repeater system at Port Newark Yard; replace yard air compressor at Morrisville Yard; replace communication backup generator at Paulsboro Yard; enhance lead in Marcus Hook, Pa.; enhance Stoney Creek Yard; replace yard air compressor at Sterling Yard; install 5 steel turnouts at Oak Island Yard in Newark; and install 2 steel turnouts at North Yard in Detroit.
MOW equipment or purchase or lease: Mark IV tamper.
Unusual MOW project: Flash-butt welding rail joints to generate CWR in yard and branch lines; continue to install and test PTC; replace 3 59-degree crossing frogs (diamonds) in Marcus Hook; and perform remote control of Delair Moveable Bridge.Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Co.2017 MOW budget: $12.9 million
2016 MOW budget: $13.7 million
Ties: Install 25,000 wood ties.
Ballast: Install 14,000 tons of 2-inch and 8,000 tons of 1-inch ballast.
Bridge work: Replace Thornton Road bridge in Riverdale, Ill., $6 million, started in March.
MOW equipment or purchase or lease: Leased complete tie gang equipment for 2017 tie work.Belt Railway Co. of Chicago2017 MOW budget: $12,872,000
2016 MOW budget: $13,744,000
Reason for decrease: Reduction in capex requirements.
Rail: Replace or install 2.8 miles of patch rail with 136-pound CWR.
Grinding/surfacing: Surface 35 miles.
Ties: Install 20,000 wood ties.
Ballast: Install 18,000 tons.
Bridge work: Repair bridge, $3.5 million; renew bridge deck ties at Calumet-Saganashkee Channel; and renew bridge deck at Chicago Avenue.
Facilities: Install water backflow preventer and renew vehicle fueling facility.
Unusual MOW project: Install fiber optic cable.As part of its $3.5 million MOW budget for 2017 — which is very similar to last year’s spending — Iowa Northern Railway Co. plans to install two miles of 80-foot, 115-pound rail.Iowa Northern Railway Co.
Central Maine & Quebec Railway
2017 MOW budget: $8,992,260
2016 MOW budget: $5,624,965
Reason for increase: The 2017 budget includes $3 million in TIGER 7 funding.
Rail: Replace or install 5 track miles with 80-foot, 115-pound bolted rail.
Major rail project: (TIGER 7-funded project) Install 30,000 feet of rail, 52,000 ties, 32 turnouts and 17,000 tons of ballast, and surface 115 miles. Work to be spread over 2017 and 2018, with $3 million in federal funding each of those years.
Grinding/surfacing: Surface 90 miles.
Ties: Install 40,000 wood ties.
Ballast: Install 23,000 tons.
Bridge work: Repairs to culverts and bridges at various locations, $400,000.
Facilities: Reopen 7,000-foot passing track at Birchton, Quebec, includes turnouts, ties and ballast.
MOW equipment or purchase or lease: Lease 3 crew trucks and 1 boom material handling truck.
Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad Co.
2017 MOW budget: $8 million
2016 MOW budget: $5 million
Rail: Replace or install 30,000 linear feet with new 141- and 136-pound CWR.
Sidings: Build 4,000-foot siding in Mohrsville, Pa.; 4,000-foot siding in Jim Thorpe, Pa.; and 3,000-foot siding in Hazelton, Pa.
Grinding/surfacing: Surface more than 60 miles.
Ties: Install 15,000 wood ties.
Ballast: Install 15,000 tons.
Bridge work: Plan to start construction on a new bridge over the Lehigh River in May.
Facilities: Build new shop facility at Port Clinton to work on MOW equipment and trucks, and construct a passenger station/transload facility in Reading, Pa.
MOW equipment or purchase or lease: Spiker and brush cutter.
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