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Union Pacific Halts $550 Million Texas Project
Western Railroad Discussion > UP: Brazos stopped, Hinkle + Pine Bluff humps to close
Date: 04/18/19 12:34
UP: Brazos stopped, Hinkle + Pine Bluff humps to close
Author: Lackawanna484
Lance Fritz confirms details to the Wall Street Journal
Flat switching to continue in Hinkle and Pine Bluff
Paywall: https://www.wsj.com/articles/union-pacific-halts-550-million-texas-project-11555610639
Date: 04/18/19 12:34
UP: Brazos stopped, Hinkle + Pine Bluff humps to close
Author: Lackawanna484
Lance Fritz confirms details to the Wall Street Journal
Flat switching to continue in Hinkle and Pine Bluff
Paywall: https://www.wsj.com/articles/union-pacific-halts-550-million-texas-project-11555610639
BUSINESS
Union Pacific Halts $550 Million Texas Project
Railroad shuts two other train-sorting facilities, shifts to precision strategy deployed earlier at CSX
By Paul Ziobro
April 18, 2019 2:03 p.m. ET
Union Pacific Corp. halted construction of a sprawling $550 million facility in Brazos, Texas, and closed two other so-called hump yards, as the railroad embraces a precision railroad strategy that calls for fewer, longer trains.
The Brazos facility was the single largest capital project in the 156-year-old railroad’s history and was meant to help with the expected growth in rail cargo moving through the region. The company had begun construction in January 2018.
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Union Pacific Halts $550 Million Texas Project
Railroad shuts two other train-sorting facilities, shifts to precision strategy deployed earlier at CSX
By Paul Ziobro
April 18, 2019 2:03 p.m. ET
Union Pacific Corp. halted construction of a sprawling $550 million facility in Brazos, Texas, and closed two other so-called hump yards, as the railroad embraces a precision railroad strategy that calls for fewer, longer trains.
The Brazos facility was the single largest capital project in the 156-year-old railroad’s history and was meant to help with the expected growth in rail cargo moving through the region. The company had begun construction in January 2018.
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