California’s transportation infrastructure will receive a $122.3 million boost from Union Pacific Railroad in 2018.
The company’s planned private investment will enhance safety, operating efficiency and support customer service.
Union Pacific builds and maintains its track without taxpayer funds and its trains reduce traffic on California’s congested highways. A single Union Pacific train can carry as much freight as 300 trucks and move one ton of freight 452 miles on a single gallon of diesel, generating a carbon footprint that is 75 percent less than trucks.
Union Pacific’s private investments sustain jobs and ensure the company meets growing demand for products used in the American economy. The company’s planned investment covers a range of initiatives, including $90.8 million to maintain railroad track and $14.2 million to maintain bridges in the state. Key projects planned this year include:
- $10.1 million investment in the rail line between McFarland and Bakersfield to replace 20 miles of rail along the Fresno Subdivision
- $7.4 million investment in the rail infrastructure in West Colton
- $4.8 million investment in the rail line between Newark and Aromas to replace over 33,000 railroad ties along the Coast Subdivision
This year’s planned $122.3 million capital expenditure in California is part of the company’s ongoing investment strategy. In the last five years, 2013 through 2017, Union Pacific invested more than $985 million strengthening California’s transportation infrastructure.
“Our targeted investments support customers and enhance our efficiency to deliver the goods American businesses and families use daily,” said Wes Lujan, Union Pacific assistant vice president – Public Affairs, Western Region.
Union Pacific plans to spend $3.3 billion across its network this year.
In the last 10 years, 2008 through 2017, Union Pacific invested approximately $34 billion in its network and operations to support America's transportation infrastructure. Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of Union Pacific Corporation.
