Kansas City Southern To Spend $6.5M To Improve Track

MONROE, LA (AP) — Kansas City Southern says it will invest approximately $6.5 million in 2015 on rail and bridge improvement projects on its Vicksburg Subdivision.

         The News-Star reports these projects will help grow capacity as well as maintain and enhance safety on KCS' cross-border network.

         The work will begin Monday and conclude by month's end. It will include the replacement of six miles of rail and improvements to several railroad bridges. Communities that the railroad will work through include Tallulah, Grambling, Simsboro and Gibsland.

- Sponsors -

         In Louisiana, Kansas City Southern owns and operates 915 miles of rail infrastructure and its track crosses northeastern Louisiana east to west.

 

         For more information

- Partner Content -

What Business Leaders Should Know Before Their Next IT Audit

Information Technology (IT) audits have become a necessity for businesses, both big and small, to ascertain their level of technology and cybersecurity risk on a global...

 

 

Digital Sponsors / Become a Sponsor

Close the CTA

Happy 504 Day!  🎉

Order a full year of local stories,

delivered to your door.

Limited time offer. New subscribers only.

Follow the issues, companies and people that matter most to business in New Orleans.

Email Newsletter

Sign up for our email newsletter