US Class I railway company BNSF has presented its investment programme for 2024 amounting to around €3.6 billion (US$3.92 billion) for its railway network. The largest part of the budget, namely €2.7 billion, is earmarked for the maintenance of the core network and associated assets. The maintenance work includes the replacement and modernisation of rails, rail infrastructure such as ballast and sleepers, as well as the maintenance of rolling stock. Work is planned on almost 21,000 km of track, the replacement of around 590 km of rails and around 2.8 million sleepers. In addition, around €407 million has been budgeted for the purchase of equipment. Almost €555 million has been earmarked for expansion and efficiency projects, in addition to the almost €2.4 billion spent on expansion projects over the last five years. Projects include the completion of two multi-year capacity expansion projects on the Southern Transcon line between the West Coast and the Midwest, including the construction of new track sections in eastern Kansas and improvements to terminals and fuelling facilities near Belen, New Mexico.
