Union Pacific to invest $21 million in new track

Union Pacific Railroad will invest $21 million in area infrastructure by building a section of track over nine miles long near Bell City, Mo., according to a news release Thursday.

The track will be a second main line and will stretch four miles north and south of Bell City.

The track will support long-term rail growth, improve efficiency, increase capacity and enhance safety, Union Pacific said in the release.

The project began earlier in March and is scheduled to be competed late October.

For more information, go online to up.com.

Pertinent address:

Bell City, MO