OMAHA – Union Pacific will spend $6.1 million to upgrade its former Chicago & North Western Shoreline Subdivision between Milwaukee and near Sheboygan, Wis. The project began June 10 and is scheduled for completion by the beginning of September.
The railroad will replace 26 miles of rail, renew the surfaces at 62 road crossings, and replace seven switches.
The project is one of nearly 1,500 that Union Pacific will complete across its 32,000-mile system this year. Union Pacific is spending $3.9 billion on capital projects in 2014, up about $300 million compared with the 2013 capital budget.
