Union Pacific Railroad Invests More Than $9 Million for Kansas Infrastructure Improve

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<p>Union Pacific Railroad is enhancing Kansas' transportation infrastructure by investing more than $9 million in the rail line that runs between Menoken and Junction City. The project is in progress and is scheduled to be completed by mid December.</p>

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[Abilene Ks Railfan]

Well, looks like many more days of no traffic till late in the day.
The line from Junction City to Salina could use some work too

 

[GuyBucktastik]

I live in Manhattan (between Menoken and J.C.) and I have noticed that there are morning trains, and evening trains. 11am-5pm, I don't see many trains. I can see the tracks from my job (every time I hear a horn, I go out front and watch the coal go east), and have noticed these traffic patterns, lately.

Are there curfews on the salina sub these days?

Is this in my head, am I just imagining that nothing is going on in the middle of the day?

 

[GuyBucktastik]

a few weeks ago, I noticed new ballast on the line.

 

[Abilene Ks Railfan]

a few weeks ago, I noticed new ballast on the line.

Yes, there is a tie replacement gang out there, they are out till 5:30 pm, I think they start at 7 30 or 8 am

And welcome to the forum from a fellow KP railfan!

 

[GuyBucktastik]

Early this morning, I saw hoppers going west and coal (big surprise) going east. I did spy one other train around noon, (I was working, don't know what time) I forgot if it was east or westbound, but that was the only one I noticed.

Let's go Uncle Pete! Get this way maintained and continue to spread a little bit of Powder River Basin all over the country.

 

[GuyBucktastik]

As I'm browsing the forum, I hear one rolling by right now. Well, I can't hear it rolling, but I hear the horn. You know what I mean.

I heard it at 6:24 pm, so today's curfew must (nothing is certain in railfanning) be over.

I'm giddy with excitement about tomorrow's excursion from North Platte to Gibbon to Marysville, so I'll probably post every time I hear something on the KP. I've got trains on my mind!

 

[GuyBucktastik]

I hear another one! 10:06 pm.

 

[GuyBucktastik]

there's another one. I need to go to bed, I need to drive 4.5 hours to Gibbon tomorrow.

 

[GuyBucktastik]

There's another one. I can't sleep. Maybe I should get off the internets.