These stacks of old rails, along with piles of old ties near the Cheney Rodeo Grounds will soon be gone as crews put finishing touches on roadbed upgrade.
Crews from RailWorks are back on the job putting the finishing touches on their work to upgrade nearly seven-miles of track from Cheney to the Geiger Spur.
The $7 million project that began in September, 2015 included replacement of rails that carry trains from both the Eastern Washington Gateway Railroad and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe and will serve the new Highline Grain Terminal in Four Lakes.
"Currently what's going on is we're cleaning up on the project," Josh Austin, regional manager of the project's contractor said.
The rail will be repurposed for use in the three shortline railro...
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