Ties Monthly Update #9

13, September 2006

 

IC&E TIES ALL INSTALLED!! NEW ALLOCATION OF CAPITAL $$$$ ALLOWS FOR 90,000 MORE TIES ON WEST END OF DM&E!!!! 2006 TOTAL TIE ALLOTTMENT NEAR 250,000

 

Tie crews on both properties had a busy year scheduled in our original 2006 budget with over 150,000 ties to be installed by our crews and one contractor.  Just recently we have received permission to increase the capital budget significantly, adding nearly 90,000 ties to our 2006 capital program. The DM&E tie gang will install nearly ˝ of the new allotment and a contractor will install the remainder.

         

 

¨       The DM&E tie gang, with Foreman Wes Rissuew has completed projects on the Pierre, Black Hills and Crawford sub and was nearing completion of a 30,000 tie project on the PRC when the new tie allocation was approved. This new allocation will give Wes’ crew over 40,000 more ties to install on the PRC to finish out their year.

¨       The IC&E tie gang, with Foreman John Thulen has completed tie projects on the Marquette, River and Kansas City subs and will spend the rest of the year installing curve rail on the KC, River and Marquette subs as well as rebuilding Edmore siding and building a new siding at Ossian.

¨       The LA Colo crew has completed tie projects on the Mason City, Owatonna, Waseca and Chicago subs of the two railroads and will spend the rest of the year installing curve rail on the MC sub and then CWR on the KC sub project.

¨       The Railworks tie crew has been selected to install the 44,000 ties on the Black Hills sub later this fall and are scheduled to be starting their work the week of October 2nd.

¨       All 250,000 ties now included in the 2006 budget are delivered to the property and most are unloaded on site. There are still about 30,000 ties that need to be distributed for the new allocation just received.