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Article: Kansas City "flyover" cuts costly delays.(Kansas City Terminal Railway bridge project is finished)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Railway Age
- Article date:
- September 1, 2000
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Up to two hours will be shaved off rail transit times now that Kansas City's new $74 million flyover bridge project is complete. The Sheffield Junction Flyover Rail Bridge was finished recently in cooperation with Kansas City Terminal Railway (KCT), KCT Intermodal Transportation Corp. (KCTI)--a joint venture of Burlington Northern and Santa Fe, Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern, Kansas City Southern, Gateway Western, and I&M Rail Link--and the Missouri Highways and Transportation Corporation.
The bridge bypasses four at-grade rail intersections so that traffic speed can increase from 15 mph ...