Rail Monthly Update #6

14 September 2005

 

 

 

CWR PROGRAM OVER 90% COMPLETED!!!

 

To date, we have installed over 36 of the roughly 40 track miles scheduled to be completed by the end of the production season.  The 30 miles scheduled to be laid by RJ Corman was completed before the end of May.  This Corman crew was the same crew that laid over 60 track miles on the DM&E in 2004 and nearly 90 miles of CWR on the Pierre sub in 1996.  The IC&E tie/rail crew will complete this year’s CWR program on the River sub in October

 

¨       RJ Corman completed the first 15 miles of CWR between Revere and Sanborn on schedule on the 27th of April.

¨       This same Corman crew completed the second 15 mile section of CWR north of Plymouth on the IC&E on Wednesday the 25th of May.

¨       Tim Meyer has been assisting with the supervision of the CWR installation on both properties before moving on to help with switch installation and the Hanska expansion project in New Ulm.

¨       Jack Boxleiter is supervising the tie installation, curve rail replacement, surfacing and clean up efforts on the Kansas City sub as well as elsewhere on the IC&E this year.  He will continue to assist Mr. Goffinet with all of this year’s capital projects.

¨       Steve Koser’s crew has installed curve rail on several curves on the Kansas City sub double track and single track thus far this year.  They will continue their rail and tie moving projects as they move northward finishing their year on the River sub near Clinton in early November.

¨       The LA Colo crew has installed new rail in several curves on the east end of the Mason City and Marquette subs to complete the capital work in this area for the year.

¨       Darren LeGarre’s switch and crossing crew has completed the installation of the switches on the CWR project and will finish the year on the Hanska project in New Ulm as well as assisting with a switch project near Colony Wyoming.

¨       Randy Parmenter’s switch and crossing crew has installed all of the switches on the CWR project area and will finish their year on crossings and joint ties.