Project Description
This project will add two new above-ground wheel truing machines that will be installed at yards that service trains that operate along the BNSF and Union Pacific (UP) lines. Yards servicing the BNSF and UP lines do not currently have wheel truing machines, therefore, refurbished wheels must be transported between rail yards which is costly and time-intensive. Project activities include but are not limited to environmental review, design, procurement, and construction of the wheel trueing machines as well as training, initial servicing and consultation, related material purchases, and related needs. The project is expected to reduce operational costs, reduce Metra staff time currently used to transport wheels and save on the shipping costs of using a third-party vendor.