BNSF Railway intends to perform major track work in the Powder River Basin this year and plans to hire about 200 people in portions of Wyoming and Nebraska for the job, the Gannett News Service reports.
The company reports that it intends to add 60 miles of third and fourth main line tracks in the Powder River Basin this year. It says the construction will create one of the longest four-track main lines in the United States devoted to moving freight.
The railway says improvements are necessary to boost capacity of its lines, which carry coal from Wyoming. Available positions include track maintenance welders, truck drivers, laborers and assistant signal persons.
Besides the track work, BNSF plans to add an additional 100 jobs in Wyoming, including train crew positions, spokesman Gus Melonas said.
(This item was distributed by the Gannett News Service March 14, 2007.)
