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Union Pacific Railroad plans to spend $33.5 million to upgrade a 75-mile line between Oakridge and Harrisburg, Ore., and improve a yard in Eugene, Ore.

The project calls for installing 26 miles of new rail and more than 81,000 ties, spreading 42,100 tons of ballast and surfacing more than 100 grade crossings. Crews also will replace 15,400 ties and more than 5,000 tons of ballast in the Eugene yard.

This year, UP has budgeted $3.2 billion for capital expenditures to enhance the safety and efficiency of its 32,000-mile network.

Meanwhile, Norfolk Southern Railway plans to upgrade a crossing in Ohio. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) recently approved authorization from the Ohio Rail Development Commission directing NS to install flashing lights and gates at a crossing in Ottawa County.

NS must submit site plans and cost estimates to PUCO by May 31, and complete work for the federally funded project by March 2012.