BNSF Railway Company on Wednesday announced plans to spend $140 million in Nebraska this year on capital improvements.
The railroad said projects will focus on maintenance projects to ensure it continues to operate a safe and reliable rail network. The largest component of this year’s capital plan in the state will be for replacing and upgrading the main components for tracks.
BNSF said the maintenance program in Nebraska includes approximately 1,290 miles of track surfacing and/or undercutting work as well as the replacement of about 55 miles of rail and about 130,000 ties.
The 2019 planned capital investments in the state are part of BNSF’s $3.57 billion network-wide capital expenditure program announced earlier this month. The $140 million is the most the company has spent in Nebraska since 2015.
BNSF, which is owned by Omaha-based Berkshire Hathaway, employs about 5,000 people in Nebraska, including around 2,000 in Lincoln.