Union Pacific Railroad to invest $20M in rail line

Monday, June 10, 2013

Union Pacific Railroad will strengthen Illinois' and Missouri's transportation infrastructure by investing more than $20 million in the rail line between Chester, Ill., and near Scott City, Mo. The project, funded entirely by Union Pacific without taxpayer dollars, began May 31 and is scheduled to be completed by early November.

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