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Special Report - Real Estate & Construction - July 05, 2012
Union Pacific completes North Idaho line upgrades
$10.9 million job involved 95-mile segment of rail between Eastport, Athol

By Treva Lind
Of the Journal of Business

Omaha, Neb.-based Union Pacific Railroad recently has completed a $10.9 million infrastructure upgrade for 95 miles of a rail line that runs between the small communities of Athol and Eastport in North Idaho.

This Union Pacific railroad line eventually connects to the Canadian rail system at its north end, and it extends into Spokane to the south.

The project that started in April involved replacing more than 79,000 railroad ties and installing more than 28,000 tons...


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