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Union Pacific Railroad plans to spend more than $20 million to improve lines in Missouri and Nebraska.

By late August, the Class I expects to complete a more than $18 million project on a 17-mile line between Fremont and North Bend, Neb. Crews will remove and install new rail and more than 42,800 concrete ties, spread more than 55,600 tons of ballast and renew roadway surfaces at 11 grade crossings.

During the project, workers will use UP’s TRT 909 track renewal train, which is designed to install rail and concrete ties in one pass. The 30-car train can install up to 5,000 ties in a 12-hour period.

Also by late August, UP expects to complete a more than $2 million project on a 10-mile line in St. Louis. Crews will remove and install more than 12,600 ties, spread 5,600 tons of ballast and replace 20 crossing surfaces.

The two maintenance-of-way projects are part of UP’s $2.6 billion capital spending budget for 2010.