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BNSF announces $US 2.99bn 2021 capital plan
UNITED States Class 1 railway BNSF has set a $US 2.99bn capital expenditure plan for 2021, with the largest portion going toward maintaining the core network and related assets.
The capital plan, announced on January 20, follows a similar strategy to 2020’s plan, and includes:
$US 2.41bn for the maintenance of rolling stock, 17,702km of track surfacing and undercutting work, and the replacement of 689km of rail and 2.6 million sleepers
$US 400m to support expansion and efficiency projects, primarily track-doubling on sections of the Southern Transcon route in eastern Kansas and a bridge project near Sandpoint, Idaho, and