Surfacing
Weekly Update #25
7
October 2004
AGGRESSIVE SURFACING SCHEDULE CONTINUES “ON
TRACK”!!!
As of October 7, we have surfaced over 660 of
the 800 pass miles that we had projected to be surfaced in the 2004 production
year, over 80% of the total miles scheduled.
All information from the field still indicates to us that the schedule
will be met or exceeded yet this fall.
¨ The engineering management
teams on both properties have determined that there is a need for another
surfacing crew on the DM&E to complete the surfacing projects this year.
Safe Trak will be starting on the Huron sub near the state line around the
middle of next week and will surface from there to
¨ We also recently added a
contract surfacing crew from Progress Rail Services on the
¨ The Railworks surfacing
crew, on the DM&E who will work between Verdi and Huron for the remainder
of the year.
¨ The ARB surfacing crew
continues to perform well on the Waseca sub of the DM&E and will complete
this project today, and then will do some spot surfacing on the Mankato Hill
and east of New Ulm prior to finishing the year west of Sleepy Eye.
¨ As of October 7, 2004 over
205,000 tons of ballast has been distributed on both properties. This is over 90% of the 230,000 tons of
ballast that we now require to complete this year’s projects. The engineering and transportation managers
are working very closely with the New Ulm and LG Everist Quarries to complete
theses deliveries on time.