Under its 2017 capital expenditure plan, BNSF will invest USD 400 million for locomotives, freight cars and other equipment acquisitions. Rounding out the plan will be USD 400 million for expansion projects and USD 100 million for the implementation of positive train control.
The company’s capital expenditure plan for this year has a value of USD 3.4 billion.
To replace and maintain BNSF’s core network and related assets, the operator will invest USD 2.4 billion. The program will include approximately 32000 km of track surfacing and/or undercutting work and the replacement of about 965 km of rail and nearly 3 million rail ties.
The states on the BNSF network estimated to receive the largest investments this year include Texas (USD 255 million), Illinois (USD 190 million), Washington (USD 175 million), California (USD 170 million), Kansas (USD 125 million), Missouri (USD 120 million), Montana (USD 100 million), and Nebraska (USD 100 million).
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